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Crofting Register (Scotland) Rules 2012 (SSI 2012/294)
Crofting Register (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/295)
Agenda item 2 is subordinate legislation. The committee will consider two negative instruments on the crofting register. Members should note that no motions to annul have been received in relation to the instruments. I refer members to the detailed paper that we have received. Do members have any views on that paper?
Yet again, I have concerns about legislation. I believe that the legislation needs to be tidied up in some ways, and I would welcome your direction on that.
I have read the notes from the Subordinate Legislation Committee about the degree of confusion that exists and the letter from the minister. The subordinate legislation process is such that a motion to annul would need to have been lodged for us to do anything now. However, I think that the answer is that we want these things to happen but in an uncluttered and clear fashion. Therefore, I suggest that we agree to the two instruments but write to the minister to ask for the early laying of amending regulations, if that is possible. Are we agreed?
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