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We could draw the regulations to the attention of the lead committee and the Parliament on the grounds that clarification was required of the drafting; that there was doubt as to whether regulations 18(4) and (5) were intra vires; and that regulation 43(2)(a) was defectively drafted. Those points were acknowledged by the Executive and it is moving to correc...
Food Labelling Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/222) We move to agenda item 3. In its response to the point that we raised about the regulations, the Executive acknowledges that the reference should simply refer to "these regulations".
Shona Robison will be late, but should arrive at some point during the course of the afternoon.Item 1 is to consider whether to take items 3 and 5 in private.
Health Boards (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/108) No points arise on the regulations. Our legal advisers praised this instrument, which appears to have been drafted with particular care and attention to detail.
Possession of Pesticides (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/66) Is the committee content to report the order on the ground of failure to follow proper legislative practice, as mentioned in our third point to the Executive?Members indicated agreement.
No major issues have been identified on the regulations. However, one minor point has been outlined by our legal advisers, and it is suggested that we write an informal letter on the matter.
Assynt - Coigach Area Protection Order 2004 (SSI 2004/260) No points have been identified in relation to the order, but we have had correspondence from Dennis Canavan, who cites an instance in which he believes that the necessary consultation has not taken place.
Food (Jelly Mini-Cups) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004/187) There has been some discussion about what jelly mini-cups are, but no points arise on the regulations. Are there further comments?