Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (SSI 2009/165)
Are we content to draw the amendment order to the Parliament's attention on the ground that there is a doubt about the vires given that it is not competent to regulate relevant British or non-British fishing boats outside the Scottish zone as new articles 3(1A)(b) and 3(1A)(c) purport to do?
Members indicated agreement.
Secondly, do we wish to comment in our report that a doubt remains about whether the relevant article can be read as competent under section 101 of the Scotland Act 1998 as the Scottish Government suggests?
Members indicated agreement.
I thank members for their contributions and for questioning our guests. Our next meeting will be on 26 May at 2.15.
Meeting closed at 14:47.