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With regard to the second question, the Scottish Government intends to amend paragraph 14 of the schedule to reflect the increased fees in the new table of fees.
The Scottish Government intends to lay an amending instrument addressing these points before SSI 2017/120 comes into force on 1 June 2017.
Railway Policing Agreements
Section 1 of the Bill inserts a new Chapter 12A (consisting of sections 85A to 85M) into Part 1 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 ("the 2012 Act"),1Scottish Government.
The Bill provides the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland with new powers in relation to the policing of the railways and railway property and removes railway policing powers in Scotland from the British Transport Police Force (BTP) and the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA).
The proposal to operate UK wide frameworks has generated a lot of interest following the triggering of Article 50 with a focus on how new UK frameworks will be agreed.
The question of whether the Great Repeal Bill, or any other related legislation will require legislative consent from the Devolved Legislatures has also been the subject of debate.
It will be worth our while to spend time on preparation for the visits—all of which will be arranged for some time after 5 May—because we will get much more out of them if we maximise our preparation.