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I welcome members to the 14th meeting this year of the Subordinate Legislation Committee. We have no apologies. I ask everyone to turn off mobile phones and BlackBerrys.
Scottish Register of Tartans Bill: Stage 1
We now skip to agenda item 2, which is delegated powers scrutiny of the Scottish Register of Tartans Bill at stage 1. This is our first consideration of the bill, which is a member's bill and which has only a small number of delegated powers.
On section 14, "Fees", are we content to ask the member in charge, Jamie McGrigor, why it is thought necessary to provide the keeper with the power in section 14(4)(b), to specify circumstances in which fees that are specified by order are not payable, as well as the power in section 14(5), to waive a fee that has been specified by order? Do members agree to seek an explanation as to the circumstances in which the member envisages each of those powers being exercised?
On section 16, "Ancillary provision", are members content to ask the member in charge, Jamie McGrigor, why the draft affirmative procedure should not apply in circumstances in which the ancillary provisions modify or disapply any enactment without a textual amendment of the act, given that the bill contains examples of such provisions and that more may subsequently be required?
Do members find the commencement provisions in section 18, "Short title and commencement", acceptable?
We will consider the responses at our meeting on 19 May.