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The draft Designation Order and the draft Elections Order were laid before Parliament on 26 February. The Rural Development Committee formally considered the draft Orders on 26 March when they agreed the motions to approve the Orders.
Members will recall that we considered the regulations on 26 September. We had two main concerns about defective drafting and ambiguity of specific parts of the regulations, which had been picked up by the Subordinate Legislation Committee.
The regulations come into force on 8 May 2000 and the time limit for parliamentary action is 26 May 2000. Any MSP may table a motion to propose to the lead committee to annul the regulations.
This approach is used so that officers feel they can speak their mind in confidence to visiting inspectors without the fear that there will be some comeback.
Aberdeen prison already provides access to night sanitation.It is recognised that the health centre and visiting facilities at Aberdeen prison are far from ideal.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2004
TheState Veterinary Service, on behalf of the Environment and Rural AffairsDepartment, undertook the following visits to farms following complaints aboutfarm animal welfare: Year Number of Visits 1999 333 2000 319 2001 167 2002 194 2003 23...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 April 2002