Health and Sport Committee, 30 Apr 2008
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2008 <br />(SSI 2008/127)<br />National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/147)
Item 3 is subordinate legislation. We have two sets of regulations to consider under the negative procedure.
Scottish statutory instrument 2008/127 implements European Commission directive 2007/19/EC, which establishes Europe-wide regulations on contact between certain types of plastic packaging and food products. The Subordinate Legislation Committee drew our attention to the regulations on the grounds of two instances of defective drafting and a devolution issue.
In respect of the defective drafting, the Subordinate Legislation Committee welcomed the Food Standards Agency Scotland's commitment to rectify the errors by amending the regulations. I think that the error came down to the FSA getting stimulants mixed up with simulants. Getting that right is quite important in life. [Laughter.] I am trying to keep serious about that.
Members are advised that the devolution issue relates to an issue of European devolution and not to devolution in the UK. In its response to the Subordinate Legislation Committee, the FSA made a commitment to correct the error.
SSI 2008/147 uprates the capital assets that are taken into account in the assessment of patients' eligibility for remittance of costs on the ground of low income. I am delighted to say that there are no drafting errors in that one.
No comments have been received from members and no motion to annul has been lodged. Are we agreed that the committee does not wish to make any recommendation on the instruments?
Members indicated agreement.
That concludes our formal business in public for today.
Meeting continued in private until 11:09.