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The delegated powers listed mean that changes can be made without the need for new primary legislation. However, this also means that any proposed changes may not be given the full scrutiny usually afforded to primary legislation and Glasgow City Council suggested that local authorities should be consulted on any planned regulations to ensure there is “an o...
Against this backdrop of complex drivers, in September 2023 the Scottish Government published Tackling the Nature Emergency - strategic framework for biodiversity for consultation, which seeks to incorporate targets in the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
It highlighted the concerns of people who were previously on the highest-risk list as society moved into a 'new normal' without many of the public health protection measures that were previously in place.
It said the sunset would “accelerate reform and planning for future regulatory changes, benefiting both UK business and consumers sooner” and would “increase business certainty by setting the date by which a new domestic statute book, tailored to the UK’s needs and regulatory regimes will come into effect”.1Explanatory Notes for the Retained EU Law (Revocat...
Committee reports
Date published:
15 February 2023
The proper development of domestic law
The Bill establishes a new test to be applied by higher courts when considering whether to depart from retained EU case law.
He said the Law Society was agnostic on the method by which that is achieved as long as the measure was implemented at the same time as the new legislation comes in.vDelegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.