Subordinate Legislation Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Official Report
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Forth Road Bridge Bill: Stage 1
Item 5 is consideration of the delegated powers in the Forth Road Bridge Bill. Members will have seen the delegated powers memorandum and the briefing paper and I point out that, unless amendments that affect the delegated powers provisions are made to the bill at stage 2, the committee will not consider it again.
Does the committee agree to report that it is content with the power in section 5 allowing the Scottish ministers to revoke byelaws made by the Forth Estuary Transport Authority under the Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002 (SSI 2002/178) by extending their existing power to make traffic regulation orders under section 1 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and for such orders neither to be required to be laid before the Parliament nor to be subject to any parliamentary procedure in terms of section 30(4) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010?
Members indicated agreement.
If that is the last time that I have to say “Forth Estuary Transport Authority”, I will be very happy.
Does the committee agree to report that it is content with the power in section 7 allowing the Scottish ministers to commence the provisions in the bill—except for those in sections 6, 7 and 8, which will come into force the day after royal assent—and for that power to be subject to the default laying requirement in section 30 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010?
Members indicated agreement.