Health Committee, 31 Jan 2006

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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Subordinate Legislation

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Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Premises (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (draft)

We have an affirmative instrument to deal with under agenda item 2. The Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care is coming in one door as the Minister for Health and Community Care is going out the other.

I welcome the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, who is accompanied by Joanna Keating and David Palmer. Members of the committee have papers that indicate that the Subordinate Legislation Committee has considered the instrument. That committee had comments on the instrument in relation to the inclusion of substantive legislative requirements in a definition regulation, which constitute a failure to follow proper legislative practice. We take note of the Subordinate Legislation Committee's comments. Does any member want to seek clarification from the deputy minister on the instrument?

No.

Does any member want to debate the instrument?

No.

I therefore invite the deputy minister to move motion S2M-3802.

Motion moved,

That the Health Committee recommends that the Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Premises (Scotland) Regulations 2006 be approved.—[Lewis Macdonald.]

Motion agreed to.

I thank the minister and his officials for their presence.