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The DPLR Committee made further observations in respect of the new section 44M power. It highlighted that the power includes the ability to alter both who can allege a breach of obligations and who the obligations apply to (i.e. by amending the land size thresholds).
The Law Society of Scotland also emphasised the introduction of the new tax as a momentous opportunity to “reel in some of the miscreants and get them registered”1Scottish Parliament. (2024).
iiiNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 31 January 2023, Col 48
On visits we heard contract changes required huge bureaucratic processes.
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23 February 2023
It indicated that an affirmative instrument would be laid in January to give effect to this delay. The letter further noted that new hosts will still have to obtain a licence before they can start taking bookings or receive guests.
The second point is that we know from New York, Vienna, Paris and Amsterdam that some of the big global corporations will take every opportunity to challenge licensing, new schemes and new systems.
In terms of economic indicators, the latest gross domestic product statistics, which were published on 19 December, show that the Scottish economy continues to have stable growth for the fifth consecutive quarter.
Shipbuilding (Armed Service Veterans) I was recently privileged to visit our new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, in Rosyth and was impressed by that fine example of British shipbuilding and assembly skills in Scotland.