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Speaking as a lawyer, I say that it is absolutely contrary to any law that I know that an assignation that is not signed or dated, and which is not probative, can be regarded seriously.
I thank members for their support to date and I hope that, later today, they will agree to the motion.I move,That the Parliament agrees that the University of St Andrews (Postgraduate Medical Degrees) Bill be passed.
Members have a note that gives an idea of the decisions that we have made on the members' interests order to date. The floor is open for members' views on non-pecuniary interests.
In February, the Parliament approved the draft census order that set out the Executive's proposals for the date of the next census—29 April 2001—the topics on which questions would be asked and the persons by whom and with respect to whom returns are to be made.The census order could not include religion as a topic since the primary legislation, the Census ...
Back in my old Galloway Hydros days, we had a number of lochs for which people had fishing rights that dated back very many years. Those people had invested money, put in boathouses and used the facilities there, but we could probably have terminated any rights that they had to fish at the drop of a hat.
That matter needs to be brought up to date. That is covered by an assessment of the Government's current position and the resources that lie behind it.
The law on bail, including the grounds for considering whether to oppose bail and remand an individual, dates back to decisions from the 1970s onwards.