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In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 23 January 2025 5.
We want to highlight that Council and Board meetings in local authorities in Scotland are not generally scheduled during the summer recess period of July annually. That means that any decision to bring the 2024 Order’s provisions into Written evidence - The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short- term Lets) Amendment Order 2024 Page | 2 force in June would cause significant challenges and may result in local authorities being unable to effect the changes until after the summer recess.
We want to highlight that Council and Board meetings in local authorities in Scotland are not generally scheduled during the summer recess period of July annually. That means that any decision to bring the 2024 Order’s provisions into Written evidence - The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short- term Lets) Amendment Order 2024 Page | 2 f orce in June would cause significant challenges and may result in local authorities being unable to effect the changes until after the summer recess.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2026
Such re-registration currently requires to be completed within 90 days (not including any period of recess longer than 4 days) of the first meeting of the Parliament in the Session.
Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure must be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than four days.
In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 12 March 2024 5.
In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 29 June 2023 5.
In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 25 January 2022 5.
A motion, agreed on 16 June 2021, amended the end date of provisions for hybrid proceedings, proxy voting and remote meetings of select committees to 22 July 2021 (the date the House rose for summer recess).