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Rural Development Contracts<br />(Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/100)
Under agenda item 5, there are five statutory instruments for consideration.
SSI 2008/100, on rural development contracts, was carried over from the previous meeting because of concerns that Mike Rumbles and John Scott expressed. There has been correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment on their points. The 40-day period for the instrument expires tomorrow, 1 May. Do Mike Rumbles and John Scott have any comments on the cabinet secretary's response? I see that they do not.
Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/129)<br />Forestry Challenge Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/135)
Sea Fishing<br />(Control Procedures for Herring, Mackerel and Horse Mackerel) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 (SSI 2008/156)<br />Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1035)
No-one has raised any concerns about the four remaining instruments. SI 2008/1035 is a United Kingdom order, and is subject to the negative procedure in the Scottish Parliament and in both houses of the UK Parliament. I draw members' attention to paper 10, which is relevant to the order. If members have any comments or concerns about any of the four instruments, it is possible to defer that until 14 May.
I close the public part of the meeting.
Meeting suspended until 11:05 and thereafter continued in private until 12:27.