Subordinate Legislation Committee, 26 Jan 2010
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Official Report
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Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill: After Stage 1
Let us move swiftly to agenda item 3. We have seen the Scottish Government's response to our stage 1 report on the delegated powers in the bill. I hope that we are all pleased to note that the Government has agreed to make a number of amendments in response to our recommendations.
We are left with one outstanding issue, which is the delegated powers in section 4; we considered that they had been drawn too widely. The powers have been restricted, but perhaps not as far as we might have hoped. At this stage, we are simply asked to note the Government's response. After stage 2, which will happen tomorrow, we can revisit those areas and all the other changes that are made to the powers in the bill at stage 2.
There being no comments on the Government's response, are members content to note the response, as set out in the clerk's paper?
Members indicated agreement.