Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Official Report 768KB pdf

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Heavy Goods Vehicle (Charging for the Use of Certain Infrastructure on the Trans-European Road Network) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Maritime Transport Access to Trade and Cabotage (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Welcome to the public part of the 25th meeting in 2018 of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. I ask everyone to make sure that their mobile phones are in silent mode.

We have received apologies from Mike Rumbles.

The first item on the public part of our agenda is consideration of proposals by the Scottish Government to consent to the United Kingdom Government using the powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to legislate through two UK statutory instruments. Under the categorisation proposals that are set out in the protocol between the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government for handling such consent notices, both instruments have been categorised as making minor or technical amendments. No comments have been received on the proposals.

Does the committee agree that it should write to the Scottish Government to confirm that it is content for consent to the UK statutory instruments to be given?

Members indicated agreement.