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Item 2 is subordinate legislation. We have eight instruments to consider under the negative procedure. They have all been considered by the Subordinate Legislation Committee.
Litter (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/268)<br />Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 Amendment Regulations 2003<br />(SSI 2003/283)
Agricultural Holdings (Relevant Date and Relevant Period) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/294)<br />Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/300)
We have received no comment on the first four instruments. I will pass on the details of the instruments to the official report, for accurate logging.
Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003<br />(SSI 2003/273)<br />Agricultural Subsidies (Appeals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003<br />(SSI 2003/302)
Rural Stewardship Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2003<br />(SSI 2003/303)<br />Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (SSI 2003/304)
During its consideration of the other four instruments, the Subordinate Legislation Committee noted various points about which it was concerned and has drawn them to the committee's attention. The extract of the Subordinate Legislation Committee's report is included in our papers for members' information. Are members content to note the instruments and make no recommendation to the Parliament?
I am content with the Rural Stewardship Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2003, but during our consideration of the budget we might want to consider whether appropriate priority has been given to the scheme within the overall financial package.
We will come back to that. It is not a matter for the agenda today, but I am happy to include it in our future programme. As members are content with the instruments and are happy to make no recommendation to the Parliament, that concludes discussion of item 2.
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