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Amendment 20 is grouped with amendments 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 38. I call Bill Aitken to speak to and move amendment 20 and to speak to all the amendments in the group.
There will be a transitional period between making the new act and secondary legislation and preparing the strategic and local development plans under the new regime—particularly for authorities that require to come together in new forms.
First, we seek information on the vires for inserting in schedule 1 to the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/728) a new paragraph 25, which prescribes a class of exempt dwelling.
It has been a long time since Malcolm has been an ordinary committee member, so we look forward to the insights that he can bring to bear, based on his extensive ministerial experience.The first item on the agenda, as per usual when there is a new committee member, is to invite that member to declare any relevant interests.
Even if the Parliament adopts the recommendations in our inquiry into the regulatory framework in Scotland, new procedures to address the problem could not be in place before 2008.
A transitional provision was, unfortunately, omitted from the original order continuing the designation as a higher education institution for the university until its closure and the transfer of its assets and employees to the new university. Thank you. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the order on 5 September and raised no points on it.