Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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Contents
- Attendance
- Decision on Taking Business in Private
- Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
- Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure
- Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Local Government Pension Scheme (Increased Pension Entitlement) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/438)
Item 4 is consideration of negative instruments. Scottish statutory instrument 2019/438 ensures continuity of an affected member’s pension at its current rate where incorrect guaranteed minimum pension data has been applied to the annual indexation of that pension.
Regulation 1(2) provides that the regulations have effect from 8 April 2019, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (3). However, exceptions are also specified in paragraph (4). Therefore, regulation 1(2) should refer to the exceptions in both paragraphs (3) and (4), and not just those in paragraph (3). Does the committee therefore agree to draw the draft regulations to the Parliament’s attention on the general reporting ground?
Members indicated agreement.
Does the committee wish to welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to correct that error by amending instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
No points have been raised on the following three instruments.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Amendment Order of Council 2020 (SSI 2020/3)
Foods for Specific Groups (Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/6)
Foods for Specific Groups (Medical Foods for Infants) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/7)
Is the committee content with the instruments?
Members indicated agreement.
12:17 Meeting continued in private until 12:18.