Subordinate Legislation Committee, 07 Oct 2008

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Agenda item 2 is to decide whether we should discuss agenda item 8 in private. It is correspondence from the Minister for Parliamentary Business about the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SSI 2008/261).

Members are aware that the correspondence is about the application of the 21-day rule, which is a statutory rule that provides that a negative instrument may be brought into force less than 21 days after it has been laid only if it is necessary to do so. Consideration of the item will involve extensive discussions of legal advice and it is therefore appropriate to consider the item in private. Of course, any decisions that arise out of our deliberations will be made public.

Is the committee agreed that it should discuss agenda item 8 in private?

Members indicated agreement.