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That the Parliament notes the Procedures Committee's 7th Report, 2005 (Session 2), The Sewel Convention (SP Paper 428); endorses its conclusions and recommendations, and agrees that the changes to Standing Orders set out in Annexe A to the report be made with effect from 30 November 2005, subject to the requirement in new Rule 9B.3.1 applying only in relati...
The amendments to motion S2M-2240 fall, so the new first question is, that amendment S2M-2241.2, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, which seeks to amend motion S2M-2241, in the name of Hugh Henry, on victims and witnesses, be agreed to.
That is why there has been such a response to the Executive's consultation on a total ban on smoking in public places. You acknowledge that a lot of new evidence is being received, so would it make sense to wait and hear that evidence, which is being received in response to proposals for a total ban?
The regulations before us today will restore that right to parents of children at local authority schools and will introduce a new right for parents of children at independent and grant-aided schools.The Scottish Executive issued guidance to local authorities in March 2002 to assist them in handling requests for access to records during the interim period u...
That the Parliament welcomes the opportunity to debate the Nicholson Committee's recommendations following the review of Scotland's liquor licensing laws and endorses the proposed legislative principles for a new licensing system, of the prevention of crime or disorder, the promotion of public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, the promotion of heal...
I do not quite see Iain Smith's argument against the proposal. He thinks that the new wording would introduce unclarity, but surely there is unclarity at the moment, which is what is causing the dispute between the two lots of lawyers.
The widely held opinion in the industry in Scotland is that it is extremely important that the current position is not prejudiced by any new legislation in the near future. What would be the effects on the Scottish beef industry if legislation was put in place that marginalised labels such as the Scotch beef label or the Orkney beef label that exist at the ...
Because the liberty of the individual is at stake, the courts will be very strict in their assessment of how much leeway is permitted to the police on this matter.I have no doubt that the courts will interpret the phrase in section 4(6) as requiring the police to intimate to the fiscal almost immediately after the arrest and just as soon as it is feasible to get in touch with the fiscal. The sensible discretion that is given to the police does not in any way affect the protection that is available to the alleged abuser, nor does it delay their appearance at court.
(b) GP Urgent Referral to First TreatmentInthe period July to September 2004, new systems were piloted in breast cancer tomonitor compliance against the national cancer waiting time target.