Subordinate Legislation Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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Instruments not laid before the Parliament

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Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No 5, Savings, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) and the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No 7, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/157)

Can we agree that we are content with the order but note that it is a matter of regret that such a short period of time for public notice of the commencement of this significant regulatory scheme has been given and that that appears to have arisen out of a failure properly to manage the delivery of the contract for necessary information technology services?

Members indicated agreement.

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Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No 2, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/96)

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Alcohol etc (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/149)

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Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No 2) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2011 (SSI 2011/165)

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Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No 2) (Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007) 2011 (SSI 2011/167)

The committee agreed that no points arose on the instruments.

On SSI 2011/167, can we note that there are only four days between the instrument being made and coming into force? It is assumed that that is the case due to the late commencement of SSI 2011/157.

14:33 Meeting continued in private until 14:40.