Subordinate Legislation Committee, 23 Sep 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Official Report 207KB pdf

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Instruments Not Laid Before the Parliament

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Instruments Not Laid Before <br />the Parliament

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Classical Swine Fever (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/426)

The order raises several issues on which more clarity is needed. Precision is needed about places and lengths of time.

Article 5(1) refers to a period of 56 days. From what date will that period be calculated?

Article 9(2) on page 5 omits the words "or other place" after the words "knacker's yard".

Are there still knackers' yards?

I like this bit of the brief:

"Their omission from this sentence … suggests that the notice mentioned in this sub-paragraph would not be applicable where the pig had come from or been sent to the ‘other place'. The Executive might be asked whether this is the intention."

Furthermore, there are some words missing in the order. Paragraph 16, in part II of schedule 1, on page 10 of the order, which is to do with the movement of pigs, does not seem to make sense.

It is not clear from where and to where, or within what period of time.

Finally, there is a transposition note issue.

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Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No 1) Order 2003 <br />(SSI 2003/427)

We should ask why the title of the order that is cited in article 1 does not correspond with the order's heading. Well spotted, legal adviser. No other points arise.

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Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No 7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003 <br />(SSI 2003/434)<br />Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No 2) Order 2003 <br />(SSI 2003/439)

No points arise on the orders.

We have raised the general issue of consolidation with the Executive. Is there anything further that members wish to raise? Christine May wanted to mention transposition notes.

I made a suggestion about transposition notes. Whether the Official Report shows it or not, I will say it again: when we met for our away day, the Executive indicated that it was considering providing transposition notes. Could that be circulated to all bill teams so that, when we receive responses, they are not along the lines of "We could understand the bill, so we didn't think you needed one"?

We will pass that on. I thank everybody for coming today, and we will see one another next week—same place, same time.

Meeting closed at 11:56.