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Section 39(1)(f), on the power to make provision for fixed penalty discounts, will insert new section 302(7A) into the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
Paragraph 5, as Brian indicated, says that"the Scottish Parliament must be properly consulted before any new direction is made or before an existing direction is revised substantially."
The order will mean a fee change that will apply to every institution in Scotland. In itself, that is not new. Scottish ministers have set new fee levels like this before, but these will apply only to English students.
There needs to be much better understanding of the value of intellectual property and of equity share in new companies if new businesses are to be nurtured.