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This rewords the existing offence to give greater prominence to “attacking” but does not create a new offence;
increasing the penalties for the offence of livestock worrying this includes increasing the existing maximum monetary penalty, introducing a potential prison sentence and introducing disqualification and prevention orders;
increasing existing pol...
The Committee considers it appropriate, as a minimum, that all consent decisions of the Scottish Ministers in respect of powers under the Bill exercisable by UK Ministers in devolved areas are subject to the process set out in the proposed new SI Protocol covering powers exercised by UK Ministers in devolved areas arising from EU withdrawal.1Delegated Power...
In its Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-2019' the Commission indicated it would explore new requirements in areas such as durability, ability to repair and upgrade, ease of reuse and recycling.
Subject to prescribed exceptions, a landlord of a domestic private rented property must not grant a new tenancy of the property after 1 October 2020, and must not continue to let the property after that date, where the energy efficiency of the property is below the minimum level.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 February 2020
Compensation
There are existing compensation provisions. Under the new arrangements, the owner can be compensated where their animal is taken into possession and subsequently rehomed or euthanised, with the proviso that the compensation can be deferred if there is a related on-going criminal case.
The instrument comes into force the day after it is laid, in breach of the 28 day rule, in the interest of public health so that the health service in Scotland can quickly respond if the new strain of Wuhan novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is confirmed as being in the UK.
The Promoter's Memorandum states that, in relation to the proposals to provide the Society with new statutory powers to close the Society at a later date:
The consultation with the membership of the SSC Society has confirmed the desire to be prepared, even if the event guarded against does not come to pass.1Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amen...
The provisions affect the funding and accountability of the Electoral Commission; the Codes of Practice in which the Commission provides guidance to candidates, political parties, campaigners and those involved in electoral administration; and the question of donation controls for local government elections in Scotland.
In relation to the new accountability...
Official Report, 5 December 2019, Col 20
In a letter to the Committee of 20 December 2019, the Minster confirmed that he intends to bring forward an affirmative statutory instrument in the new year to amend the current Conduct Order so that the change can be made as soon as practicable.iiLetter to SPPA Committee from the Minister for Parliamentary Business ...