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Item 5 is three negative Scottish statutory instruments. The first is the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2000 (SSI 2000/419). Members have a note from the clerk on this instrument. Do members want to raise any issues?
No.
The committee has no comments to make on that SSI.
Why do the sheriff officers get 3.5 per cent and the poor solicitors get only 3 per cent?
I noted that. Perhaps it is in recognition of the fact that lawyers are probably paid too much already.
Or of the fact that Mr Sheridan's member's bill has removed most of their work.
So, this is financial compensation for them.
For the record, my previous comment was not meant to be serious.
I take it that members have no further points to raise on the instrument.
The third statutory instrument is slightly more interesting. It is The Divorce etc (Pensions) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/438). Members will recall that, at one of our meetings before the new year, we considered the Divorce etc (Pensions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000, a defect in which was pointed out by the Subordinate Legislation Committee. We made representations on that to the Executive, but it turned out that that part of the statutory instrument was not necessary. The Executive has sent us an amending SSI, which removes that provision and expands the instrument slightly in relation to state rights schemes. Do members have any comments to make on the instrument?
No.
Thank you. That concludes the meeting. The next meeting of the committee will be on 30 January at 2 o'clock.
Meeting closed at 12:57.