Subordinate Legislation Committee, 21 Sep 2004

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Official Report 134KB pdf

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Draft Instruments Subject to Approval

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Draft Instruments Subject <br />to Approval

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Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 2004 (draft)

The next item on the agenda is consideration of draft instruments subject to approval. I must say that, as far as the following instruments are concerned, my instinct at this stage is simply to ask the questions that the legal adviser has suggested, unless members have any strong views that they wish to express. That said, I will go through each instrument in turn.

On this order, the legal advisers have raised questions about what happens to existing provisions and the order's intended commencement date. We should simply ask the questions that have been suggested.

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Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) Order 2004 (draft)

In this order, there is an absence of footnotes to relevant amendments. I think that, in the spirit of non-confrontation, we should deal with this matter in just an informal letter.

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Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 2004 (draft)

No points have been identified on the order.