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Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/87)
Our next item is consideration of a negative Scottish statutory instrument. Members have a cover note from the clerk that explains it. As you will note, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has pointed out that the regulations contain nine drafting errors. The Scottish Government has agreed to lay an amending instrument after the start of the new financial year to correct those defects.
For the Official Report, I record our disappointment at the continuing high level of inaccuracies in the statutory instruments that we consider, given that statutory instruments are law. I thank the members of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, their staff and parliamentary lawyers for their good work in addressing these on-going issues.
That being said, if members have no comments, do we agree to make no recommendation to the Parliament on the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.