Transport and the Environment Committee,
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000
Official Report
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Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 2 is consideration of a negative Scottish statutory instrument—the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/129). We have received an Executive covering note and a committee covering note. We will follow the standard procedure for handling negative instruments. We are required under standing orders to report on the instrument by 12 June 2000.
The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instrument on 16 May and questioned the Executive on whether it had plans to consolidate the principal regulations, the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations 1991. The Executive has stated its intention to consolidate the regulations; the relevant extracts from the report from the Subordinate Legislation Committee can be found as an annexe to the committee covering note on the regulations.
If members have no comments on the SSI, I shall confirm we have nothing to report on this matter.
Agenda item 3 is consideration of a draft report to the Finance Committee as part of the annual budget process. We have previously agreed to take this matter in private. Before we move into private session, I ask members to address the agenda for the next meeting. It is hoped that the transport bill will be introduced this week. If that happens, the committee had previously agreed to receive a Scottish Parliament information centre briefing on transport issues at the next meeting. I ask that, following our past practice, the briefing be taken in private.
Meeting continued in private until 11:17.