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Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/564)<br />Products of Animal Origin<br />(Third Country Imports) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/565)
Under agenda item 3, we must consider two Scottish statutory instruments under the negative procedure. The Subordinate Legislation Committee decided that no issues needed to be drawn to our attention. I remind members that we took evidence on SSI 2002/564 on 7 January 2003. The Executive introduced that instrument to supersede SSI 2002/620 because the Subordinate Legislation Committee identified drafting errors in SSI 2002/620. We were unable to complete formal consideration of the replacement instrument on 7 January because the Subordinate Legislation Committee had not yet reported on it. However, the Subordinate Legislation Committee has now said that it has no problems with the instrument. As members have no comments on either of the instruments, I take it that they are content with them and happy to make no recommendation to the Parliament.
Members indicated agreement.
Thank you. We agreed to take item 4 in private, so I instruct that the public gallery be cleared.
Meeting continued in private until 17:20.