Rural Development Committee, 21 Jan 2002

Meeting date: Monday, January 21, 2002

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Subordinate Legislation

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Import and Export Restrictions<br />(Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland)<br />(No 3) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/483)<br />BSE Monitoring (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/1)

We have two items of subordinate legislation to consider. The first is the Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) (No 3) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/483). The second is the BSE Monitoring (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/1). The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instruments on 15 January and has brought nothing to the attention of the Rural Development Committee. No members have asked to make comments in relation to the instruments. If no one has any comments to make, are members content with the instruments and happy that we make no recommendation to the Parliament?

Members indicated agreement.

That concludes today's meeting. I finish by saying that the whole day has been an enjoyable and interesting experience for the members who have attended. I sincerely thank all those who have made it possible for us to come. In particular, I thank the two farmers who opened up their properties to us this morning. I also particularly thank our hosts here at the Kilmarnock Millennium Hall—[Interruption.] I beg your pardon. I meant to say Kilmaronock. That is what coming from Ayrshire does for you, I am afraid. I thank the members of the hall's board of management, Fiona Wylie and James Macrae. I have been asked to point out that the hall was part-funded by the rural challenge fund—and a splendid hall it is too. I also thank Bill Dalrymple, who is on the interim park authority and who has given us great help in setting up today's meeting.

Finally, I thank you, the members of the public, for attending, and for not intervening when I am sure, on many occasions, you wished to do so. Your restraint has been commendable. On behalf of the whole committee, I thank you very much for coming and for giving us such a good day here in Gartocharn.

Meeting closed at 16:36.