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In contrast, the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre suggested in response to the Scottish Government consultation that they were open to the idea of the new protective measures being able to be granted by the criminal courts.
First meeting of the new Parliament
Section 2(5)(c) of the Scotland Act 1998 requires that within seven days of polling day the Scottish Parliament must meet.
The Committee believes that it is not appropriate for Scottish Ministers to have the power to introduce new laws enacting significant policy changes by means of secondary legislation.”
The Policy Note says that these Regulations are required to ensure that the application of the new moratorium, which applies to all eligible companies, and automatically applies to registered social landlords which are companies in Scotland does not unnecessarily conflict with the existing provisions in relation to insolvency (including a debt moratorium) i...
Membership changes
Previous and new Members of the Committee during the reporting year were:
Convener: Gordon Lindhurst (Con) (7 June 2016 – 25 February 2020)
Convener: Michelle Ballantyne (Con) (25 February 2020 -) 3 March 2020 -
Deputy Convener: John Mason (SNP) (7 June 2016 – 3 September 2019)
Deputy Convener: Willie Coffey (SNP) (10 September 2019 -)
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UK-US trade negotiations begin
On 5 May, trade negotiations between the UK and the United Stated began. According to the UK government's news release, the negotiations were launched by videoconference call between International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
3.7 Charges - Clauses 34 & 35
Clause 34 creates new powers for the Secretary of State to allow the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to impose charges on the fishing industry in England or on English boats.
This could include, for example, the law on the nutrition and health claims made on food or on ensuring environmental protection in marine areas.
The creation of a new category of UK law called 'retained EU law' was one of the jobs of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
This part of the briefing looks at:
weaknesses with the current JMC arrangements
a new concordat on competition policy issues
development of technical capacity in competition issues in Scotland
enhancing democratic accountability in competition matters.
This part of the briefing will look at:
whether the state aid regime has protected UK businesses; and
the new role of the CMA in monitoring financial assistance from government.