Subordinate Legislation Committee, 26 Sep 2006
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Official Report
111KB pdf
Instrument Subject to Annulment
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Severance Payments) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/471)
There are three questions that we might want to ask the Executive about the regulations. First, we might want to ask it to explain the purpose and effect of the words
"before the date of the next ordinary election to be held"
in regulation 3(1). Secondly, we might want to ask it to explain the purpose and effect of the reference to the date of making an application in regulation 6(3) and the three-week time limit that is specified in that paragraph; in particular, we could ask how it is proposed to verify that the time limit has been complied with. Thirdly, we could ask it to explain the purpose and effect of regulation 6(10). Does the reference to January 2007 refer to the publication of the names of applicants or to applications that are made during January 2007? We might also wish to ask what arrangements there will be for the publication of the names of those who have exercised rights under regulation 6(3) to make late application.
There might be simple and straightforward answers to those questions, but those questions have been flagged up to us and we will therefore ask them and await answers.