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Sections 24 to 26: General provisions and Section 27: Abolition of common law verbal injuries
These sections of the Bill make a number of general provisions relating to verbal injury, namely-
that a pursuer does not need to show actual financial loss if the statement complained of is more likely than not to cause financial loss;
to clarify the law in relat...
Meetings
The Committee met 26 times during the parliamentary year. 5 meetings were held entirely in private, 1 meeting was held entirely in public and 20 meetings included items in private.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 November 2019
Introduction
At its meetings on 5 November 2019 and 26 November 2019, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the delegated powers provisions in the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill ("the Bill") at Stage 1.iThe Bill is available here.
The Parliament is in recess between 26 June and 29 August (inclusive). Therefore the instrument breaches the laying requirements in section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
Scottish Income Tax Rate Resolution 2025-26 The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-16531, in the name of Shona Robison, on the Scottish income tax rate resolution 2025-26.