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Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Order 2013 [Draft]
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Historical Periods) Order 2013 [Draft]
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification) Order 2013 [Draft]
No points have been raised by our legal advisers on the instruments, but in relation to the draft Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Order 2013, the committee may wish to note that the explanatory note and the policy note do not provide clarity as regards the purpose and effect of article 3 of the order, which has significance in making provision for certain subsections of the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 to continue to have effect in the Fife and Dumfries and Galloway health board areas, despite the order revoking the pilot arrangements for health board elections in those areas. An explanation for article 3 in the note would have been useful to readers and for scrutiny of the order. Do members have any comments?
That aside, is the committee content with the instruments?