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If no mandatory and default conditions are in force before then, the industry will be less regulated than it is at present and we will not get the new protections that have been built in to cover various provisions of the 2005 act.
I have a comment, although it might not necessarily be about what you were just saying. I am curious about new section 4A(6), where there appears to be an illustrative list.
The minister agreed that it would be appropriate to give evidence on the new instrument.The Subordinate Legislation Committee has yet to consider the new instrument, so we cannot make a formal decision today on whether to make any recommendation on the regulations.
Changes to the 1995 act are required as the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill replaces mental health guardians with a new form of welfare guardian.Once appointed, a guardian under the 1995 act is like any other guardian under the bill.