Subordinate Legislation Committee, 25 Mar 2008

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Official Report 105KB pdf

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Instruments Subject to Annulment

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Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment

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Police (Special Constables) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/117)

Are we content to ask the Scottish Government questions (a) to (g), as set out in the summary of recommendations?

Members indicated agreement.

An additional question is contained in paragraph 91 of the legal brief. It was omitted from the summary of recommendations.

Are we content to ask the Scottish Government to explain the intended scale of sanctions that is set out in regulation 22(2), for the purpose of identifying the alternative sanctions—if any—that the chief constable may impose under regulation 23(5)(c)?

Members indicated agreement.

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Home Detention Curfew Licence (Prescribed Standard Conditions) (Scotland) (No 2) Order 2008 <br />(SSI 2008/125)

Some may recall the order. Are we satisfied with the reasons provided by the Scottish Government for the breach of the 21-day rule, and are we content to report to the Parliament accordingly?

Members indicated agreement.

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Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2008 (SSI 2008/118)

The committee agreed that no points arose on the instrument.