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In 2011, Part 6 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force which seeks to balance seal conservation with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. This introduced a new seal licensing system which made it an offence to kill or injure a seal except under licence or for welfare reasons.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
For example, in written evidence to the Committee, the SSPO said that—
New problems like gill diseases have emerged and require management alongside the management of naturally occurring sea lice.
The Soil Association have produced a position paper to urge Defra to include soil organic matter testing in their new mandatory soil testing. This is additional to current requirements for pH soil testing in Scotland.Novel feed rations for cattle.Recent experimental work has revealed adding seaweed to cattle feed can dramatically decrease their emissions of...
The MHRA noted that whilst it would be beneficial in terms of the security of supply of T3 in the UK to have more than one licensed manufacturer, the MHRA “is not in a position to hold or solicit for new product licences themselves”. xviMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
As a specific example, extra provision might need to be added to the definition of “public board” in section 2 in respect of a new public authority. Depending on when a public authority is added, the way section 6 applies might also need to be adjusted.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 September 2017
The Scottish Funding Council supplementary submission sets out the various factors that the Teacher Workforce Planning Advisory Group needs to take into account when considering what number of new teachers are required:
In summary, the projections use information on:
Population and pupil number projections
Pupil census
Age and stage data for all publi...
Examples include the scope for self management of medicines and the implications of New (Novel) Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Recommendations were given to NHS Boards.
Andrew Cooper told the Committee that CrossCountry would require assurances that commitments would be delivered as there was an added complexity to contracting with a new supplier that: "will not be dedicated to serving the railway" and had other pressures.7Andrew Cooper, CrossCountry. (2017, March 21).
The Committee believes that there is a risk that targets may not be met due to a lack of policy information in early years and a reliance on new technologies. The Committee believes that there should be further information on the Scottish Government’s plans to decarbonising the residential sector in the final version of the Plan.