Contents
- Attendance
- Decision on Taking Business in Private
- Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
- Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
- European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
- British Transport Police in Scotland (Proposed Integration into Police Scotland)
- Justice Sub-Committee on Policing (Report Back)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Agenda item 4 is consideration of a Scottish Government proposal to consent to the UK Government legislating, using the powers of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in relation to a UK statutory instrument, the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. I refer members to paper 5, which is a note by the clerk, and invite comments.
I note that our papers say that, with regard to the timescale for considering this SI,
“drafting issues emerged late”.
I do not have a particular issue with the proposal, but we will clearly want to understand why the period for considering what are very important issues has been restricted. I just want to put that on the record.
I ask Stephen Imrie to clarify the issues.
If Mr Finnie wants me to go back to the Scottish Government for a bit more information on what the drafting issues were and when they arose, I am happy to do so and provide the committee with more of an explanation.
That would be helpful. I am grateful to the clerk for that.
If there are no more comments, is the committee content to recommend that the Scottish Parliament gives its consent to the UK Parliament to pass this statutory instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
The clerks will produce a short report. Is the committee content to delegate authority to me to publish that report?
Members indicated agreement.