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During evidence, the Cabinet Secretary confirmed that—
To put it simply, the Government needs to be able to continue to implement aspects of EU law that are passed before exit day, such as the latest changes to the waste framework directive, but which have not yet been transposed into domestic law on the date of exit.
When asked about why the wide power in ...
Committee reports
Date published:
13 November 2019
The instrument also makes amendments to some of this legislation under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 to ensure it is up to date with correct EU references prior to exit day.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 September 2019
The reasons for not complying are outlined in a letter from the Scottish Government to the Presiding Officer dated 12 July 2019. This correspondence is reproduced in Annex B.
Announcements, consultation and parliamentary debate
The idea for a ‘Scottish Business Development Bank’ dates back to at least 2013 when the Scottish Government published a Sustainable, Responsible Banking Strategy for Scotland.
A number of the amendments are to ensure the 2050 target is removed from the Bill and the 2009 Act, as this would now fall after the net-zero emissions target date of 2045. Others adjust the annual targets to take account of the net-zero emissions target year.
This instrument comes into force on 1 August 2010 and regulation 2 applies to appointments made on or after that date.
Regulation 3 provides for exemptions from the general requirement in regulation 2(1) that only persons who have achieved the Standard for Headship may be appointed as head teachers by education authorities or managers of grant-aided school...
This evidence is considered throughout this report, but it has led the Committee to ask the fundamental question of whether a percentage of emissions reduction by a certain date was the right objective.
When asked by the Committee if the Bill was adequate in terms of delivering the Paris Agreement, stakeholders noted the disconnect between the goal of reduc...
The Scottish Government withdrew the draft instrument on 16 January 2019 and laid an amending draft instrument the same day in order for the Local Government and Communities Committee to consider the amended instrument on the same date as the original instrument was originally scheduled for consideration.
The Court concluded that it must consider the legislative competence of the Continuity Bill based on “how things stand at the date when we decide those questions”.
Written submission. consider that Schedule 1 "is incredibly wide in scope as currently drafted", and could "conceivably include pre or post-nuptial contractual arrangements; or purchase with extended date of entry meaning the purchaser would be included in the provisions.