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At stage 1, we were concerned about the priority that would be attached to its production. Do you have a date? Will there be much of a time lag between when the bill comes into force and when we will get the codes?
It should be capable of resting on laurels won for what it has done in its tenure in office to date. Instead, it is proposing to do something away in the future.
That could mean someone who had been convicted of a crime not being aware of the sentence that they had received for six months after the date of conviction. Could that provision be regarded as contravening the European convention on human rights?
The Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 is more than 19 years old; it is way past its sell-by date and is no longer effective in dealing with the changing relationships within families.