The following other accompanying documents are published separately: • Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 55–EN); • a Promoter’s Memorandum (SP Bill 55–PM); • a Promoter’s Statement (SP Bill 55–PS). —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 26 September 2019, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Promoter’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 25 September 2019, the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland made the following statement: SP Bill 55–LC Session 5 (2019) These documents relate to the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill (SP Bill 55) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 26 September 2019 “In our view, the provisions of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”