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Chamber and committees

Subordinate Legislation Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010


Contents


Instruments subject to Annulment


Knife Dealer’s Licence (Miscellaneous) (Scotland) Order 2010 (SSI 2010/311)

The Deputy Convener

Are we content with the explanation provided by the Scottish Government for the breach of the 21-day rule between the laying of this order and the coming into force of the provisions—apart from articles 2(3) and 3, which comply with the rule?

Members indicated agreement.

The Deputy Convener

Do we agree to report that the meaning of articles 2(2)(b) and 2(3)(b) could be clearer in relation to the extent to which persons are to be treated as “qualified to teach” archery and a water sport, respectively? The committee might consider clarity to be particularly important, as only qualified persons who hire out, and so on, an arrow for archery or a knife for a water sport for safety purposes will be exempt from the requirement to hold a licence, and hiring and so on without a licence is a criminal offence. Do we agree to the recommendation?

Members indicated agreement.


Equality Act 2010 (Qualifications Body Regulator and Relevant Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/315)

The Deputy Convener

It is recommended that we agree to report that the meaning of regulation 3 could have been clearer in the following respects. First, it appears that it would have been possible, in the regulation, to prescribe the particular qualifications, which are relevant qualifications, in a clearer way than by referring to them as those known as

“national qualifications in Scotland”

at the date of making the regulations. Secondly, the regulation could have specified, as explained in the last paragraph of the explanatory note, that the national qualifications to be introduced under the curriculum for excellence are included as prescribed “relevant qualifications”. Do we agree to the recommendation?

Members indicated agreement.


National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/319)


Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/320)


European Fisheries Fund (Grants) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/323)


Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/325)



The committee agreed that no points arose on the instruments.