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The purpose of the Bill is to make permanent some of the time-limited powers that were contained in the previous legislation and to extend others for a further period. The Bill also introduces new measures that were not contained in the emergency legislation, which the Scottish Government considers are complimentary to the overall purpose of the Bill.
The FCSL framework sets out EU directive-derived legislation and the processes that may be used to propose new legislation in the food compositional standards and labelling policy area.
Professor Reid states that at the very least, there should be some explanation and exploration of either a) how the provisions in the Bill that limit access to fireworks and other items do not fall foul of the 2020 Act’s limitations on new restrictions on sale or b) the likely impact in practice of the interaction between the market access provided by the 2...
Since the passage of the temporary legislation in 2020 there have been various developments, including—
remote juries sitting in cinemas for trials in the High Court and Sheriff Court;
remote hearings becoming the norm in civil hearings;
a consultation on new civil court rules by the Scottish Civil Justice Council; and
the Virtual Trials National Project Bo...
Once someone has been successful in changing their gender they will be issued with a GRC and following this, a new birth certificate.1HM Courts and Tribunals Service. (2021).
Most notably, all of the Scandinavian case study countries covered in the report have taxes on heating oil which are significantly higher than in the UK, and / or have banned replacement fossil fuel boilers, in addition to incentive payments for installation of renewable energy systems.
Italy has recently introduced a new scheme to close the funding gap for...
Concerns included:
the detrimental impact of virtual hearings on assessing the credibility of witnesses
the potential for discrimination as regards people who do not have access to, or the skills to use, digital technology
greater difficulties for some people to consult their legal representative or to get legal advice in a virtual setting
fears that virtual attendance could diminish the justice system by not conveying the same seriousness of proceedings
a lack of public access to the courts and the threat this poses to open justice
a detriment to the training of new...
The UK Government’s Explanatory Notes describe the Bill, in overview, as creating a new framework for the recognition of professional qualifications and experience gained overseas; taking steps to reform regulators’ practices; and revoking and replacing the interim system for professional qualifications that derives from the UK’s membership of the EU.
According to the Scottish Government's Policy Note, this instrument will amend the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (‘the 2021 Regulations’) to provide additional legal gateways for information sharing that are necessary for the upcoming launch of Scottish Adult Disability Payment in 2022. The new legal gateways will ensure Sc...