Environment and Rural Development Committee, 20 Sep 2006

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Official Report 303KB pdf

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Subordinate Legislation

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Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) (No 2) Order 2006<br />(SSI 2006/383)<br />Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/399)

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Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/419)

We have three negative instruments to consider. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instruments and made no comments. Do members have views on the instruments?

I have a question about SSI 2006/383, which will probably not be answered given that no Executive official is here. The papers that accompany the order mention illegal fishing by hand pickers and the danger of hand picking at night, but the order refers only to vehicles. Am I reading it right?

I understand that the cockle fishery was opened in such a way that any hand picking of less than 3kg per day for the pot was allowed, but more than that was subject to the regulating order.

Does that help?

Yes—that is fine. I just wanted clarification.

It is probably good to have that information on the record.

Are members content with the instruments and happy to make no recommendation to the Parliament?

Members indicated agreement.

We will discuss our supplementary stage 1 report on the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill in private, so I invite the official report and broadcasting staff to leave.

Meeting continued in private.

Meeting continued in public.