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Chamber and committees

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 28 Jan 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 28, 2003


Contents


Draft Instruments Subject to Approval


Draft Instruments Subject <br />to Approval


Child Support Appeals (Jurisdiction of Courts) (Scotland) Order 2003 (draft)

I wonder whether this is the order that I thought I should ask the lawyers about. It might be.

I wonder whether this is the order that I thought I should ask the lawyers about. It might be.

Ian Jenkins:

The order raises many drafting points of a technical nature, which we should draw to the Executive's attention in a formal letter. If we start discussing the issues now, we will confuse listeners and ourselves. The legal brief contains many technicalities.

I liked its reference to the fact that arguments have raged both ways over the years.

No arguments have raged in the Subordinate Legislation Committee.

The Subordinate Legislation Committee should not rage; we should let the lawyers rage—and do whatever nasty things they do to one another—in the background.

Ian Jenkins is being far too poetic.

The Convener:

We have to obtain factual information and to find out when the order will come into force. As the order will sub-delegate the commencement of the new appeal provisions to UK ministers, it would be worth while for the committee to consider that issue. The order sits at the interface of the two jurisdictions—we are talking about a national policy or strategy and its local application.

There is a typo and a few other points that we will mention. Do members agree to send an informal letter to find out what is going on in the order and what the Executive's intention is?

Members indicated agreement.

The Convener:

We have to obtain factual information and to find out when the order will come into force. As the order will sub-delegate the commencement of the new appeal provisions to UK ministers, it would be worth while for the committee to consider that issue. The order sits at the interface of the two jurisdictions—we are talking about a national policy or strategy and its local application.

There is a typo and a few other points that we will mention. Do members agree to send an informal letter to find out what is going on in the order and what the Executive's intention is?

Members indicated agreement.