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After our previous meeting on 16 September, we wrote to the Scottish Government about five statutory instruments and we have seen the responses.
Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/294)
Are members content to draw the regulations to the attention of the lead committee and Parliament on the ground that the meaning of regulation 6(2) could be clearer?
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008 <br />(SSI 2008/298)
Are we satisfied with the Government's response and, if so, are we content to draw the regulations to the attention of the lead committee and Parliament?
Potatoes Originating in Poland (Notification) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 (SSI 2008/299)
Here we go again; goodness me.
Thank you. We can bag that as another example of good work to the mutual benefit of the Parliament and the Scottish Government.
Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 (SSI 2008/300)
The parent order was mentioned a moment ago. Are we content to draw the order to the attention of the lead committee and Parliament on the ground that it contains a number of drafting errors, although they do not affect the operation of the order?
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2008<br />(SSI 2008/302)
Are we content to draw the order to the attention of the lead committee and Parliament on the ground that there has been a drafting error in relation to the citation of the enabling powers? A number of issues arise in relation to this delegated power. They include—[Interruption.] Oh. I am so sorry. I will get it right.
It would help if I got my pages in the correct order, would it not, colleagues?
We did not notice.
It would have been interesting if I had ploughed on. I thank our clerks for keeping me right.