Members indicated agreement.Apologies (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Apologies (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 The Apologies (Scotland) Bill contains one delegated power, set out in section 2(3), which permits the Scottish ministers to modify the list of civil proceedings that are excepted from the effect of the bill. The power enables additions to be made to the list of exceptions, for an exception to be removed, or for the description of the exception to be adjusted.