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I do not believe that any significant problems have been identified in the work that officials have done to date. Without making the announcement today, I would be as confident as I could be that, in due course, the response might be positive.
Having asked for clarification, we will return to the matter at a later date. Aside from PE283 and PE370, we will clarify the point about post mortems in relation to PE406.
However, it does not believe that the inclusion of a definition gives any doubt to the legal effect of the regulations.We will go through the five items of subordinate legislation one by one. To date, no member has moved a motion to annul any of the instruments.
Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/draft) It is suggested that we might ask about the delay in the implementation of Council directive 98/58/EC and the fact that no commencement date has been given. We have been advised that the regulations also contain a small degree of gold plating.
Amendment 5 ensures that a part-time sheriff can conclude any case that is started but not finished by the date on which the part-time sheriff's appointment comes to an end.
(S1O-447) The meeting will take place at the beginning of next month. That was the earliest date that could be arranged which suited the key people in Aberdeen.
While he keeps the pound at an excessively high level, high interest rates are having an adverse effect on the number of foreign visitors coming to Scotland. The evidence we have to date on the first quarter of this year shows that figures for visitors from overseas are at the same level as they were last year.