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Building Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/320)
Agenda Item 3 is Executive responses. A couple of questions arise and the committee might feel that the regulations require further explanation. In fact, the clerk informs me that we asked the Executive for an explanation, which it has now supplied.
We got an explanation from the Executive. I think that we should just draw to the attention of the lead committee that we needed that explanation.
I remember what this is about now. Please forgive me. You are absolutely right, Ian. Do members agree that the Executive's explanation should be drawn to the attention of the lead committee?
Members indicated agreement.
Oh, good. I am glad that you said that.
Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Registered Social Landlords) Order 2001
We should perhaps draw the attention of the lead committee and the Parliament to the Executive's confirmation regarding the commencement of the relevant sections of the parent act, which is the question that we raised. Is there anything else on that?
We could say if we wanted—but I do not think that we should bother—that the Executive was naughty not to give us the information at an earlier date.
Does anyone want to do that, or feel that we do not need to do that?
Another matter is the idea of powers anticipating the actual passing of the regulations. We might want to discuss that later when we have a general discussion about ways of introducing legislation. Those are general matters, however, and I do not think that we need to make a big fuss about them. They will be part of the background noise in our discussions with the Executive.
Although the same sort of issue crops up in one or two instruments on today's agenda, my personal inclination is not to make a particular point of it.
I agree.
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