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The issue of the definition of an XL bully has been raised with me since day 1, which is why we want to be very clear as we move forward, especially on the Scottish Government website.
THE BILL – SECTION BY SECTION The offence of ecocide and defence of necessity Section 1: Offence of ecocide 13. Subsection (1) of section 1 of the Bill provides that a person commits an offence if the person, with the necessary mindset, causes severe environmental harm.
Advice on how to obtain a gender recognition certificate can be found on the UK Government website.
Where the applicant for the interim gender recognition certificate is married or in a civil partnership, they, or indeed their spouse or civil partner, can apply for divorce or dissolution based on the fact that an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued.vDivorce (Scotland) Act 1976, section 1(1)(b) and (3B); Civil Partnership Act 2004, section 117(2)(b) and (3A).
The Stage 1 deadline is 29 April 2022.
The Committee previously considered the Valuation and Rating (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2021 (“the Order”) in Autumn 2021.
As soon as a Public Bill (i.e. a Government, Committee or Member’s Bill) has completed Stage 1, amendments for consideration at Stage 2 may be lodged; and as soon as Stage 2 is completed, amendments for Stage 3 consideration may be lodged.
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 20 June, the Committee expects to continue taking evidence on the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill [AS PASSED] CONTENTS Section Child witnesses 1 Child witnesses in certain solemn cases 2 Child witnesses under the age of 12 Deemed vulnerable witnesses 3 Deemed vulnerable witnesses in certain solemn cases Review of arrangements for taking evidence 4 Review of arrangements for vulnerable witnesses Taking evidence by commissioner 5 Taking evidence by commissioner Notification procedure for standard special measures 6 Using only standard special measures Timeframes for vulnerable witness notices 7 Timeframe for considering vulnerable witness notice 8 Vulnerable witness notice: lodging deadline Reporting requirement 8A Report on operation of sections 1 and 5 General 9 Consequential amendments 10 Ancillary provision 11 Commencement 12 Short title SP Bill 34B Session 5 (2019) Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill 1 Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.
We will also request clarifications as follows: • Clause 1 – Clarification needed on why 1(8)(a) references only net zero targets for Scotland but includes interim targets for Wales and NI.