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SPICe briefings Date published: 28 February 2024

Electoral reform in Scotland and the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill - Review of electoral boundaries and adoption of Boundaries Scotland recommendations

The explanatory notes to the 2020 Act explain the position: The Act provides that, in future, the Boundary Commissions will submit their final reports to the Speaker of the House of Commons (who is the Chair of the Boundary Commissions) who will lay the reports before Parliament. The Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office will then be req...
SPICe briefings Date published: 22 September 2023

Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill - What the Bill does - sections 1 - 5

Other requirements Other key requirements in relation to the circular economy strategy are: introduction of a duty on Scottish Ministers to have regard to the circular economy strategy in making policies (including proposals for legislation) A requirement to consult on a draft strategy and lay a copy of the strategy before the Scottish Parliament (within 2 ...
Committee reports Date published: 8 June 2023

Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 31 May 2023 - Animal By-Products and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

The charging provisions being modified include— Animal By-Products (ABPs) fees – for approving and inspecting premises carrying out operations involving the handling of ABPs under retained EC Regulation 1069/2009 which lays down health rules as regards ABPs.
SPICe briefings Date published: 6 June 2023

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Potential Government amendments on snaring at Stage 2

Snaring reviews Under section 11F of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (inserted by the Wildlife & Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011), the Scottish Government must carry out a review of the operation and effect of key legislation on snaring and lay a report in the Scottish Parliament every 5 years.
SPICe briefings Date published: 16 March 2023

Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill - Background to the current system

In a children's hearing, there is an assumption that the child who has committed an offence is just as much in need of protection as the child who has been offended against. There is a lay tribunal which does not have the formality of the normal courts.
Committee reports Date published: 16 November 2022

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 15 November 2022 - Scrutiny of instruments under the Committee’s remit: instrument drawn to the attention of the lead committee

The Committee draws the instrument to the attention of the Parliament under reporting ground (j) for failure to comply with the laying requirements in section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
Committee reports Date published: 27 September 2022

Stage 1 report on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill - Section 12 – exception: training dogs to follow an animal-based scent

The section applies if a person directs a dog to find and follow an animal-based scent which has been laid for that purpose or lays an animal-based scent for a dog to find and follow to train that dog for a lawful purpose.
Committee reports Date published: 7 July 2022

Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the second quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2021-21 - Annex A – Reporting grounds: 23 September to 8 December 2021

(Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/378) Economy and Fair Work Committee (j) - failure to comply with laying requirements Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2021 (SSI 2021/466) Criminal Justice Committee Ethical Standards in Public Life etc.
Committee reports Date published: 7 July 2022

Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the fourth quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2022-22 - Annex A – Reporting grounds: 1 March to 12 May 2022

Annex A – Reporting grounds: 1 March to 12 May 2022 General National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/117) Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/137) Health, Social Care and Sport Committee (j) - failure to comply with laying requirements Police Pensions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/101) Criminal Justice Committee Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/103) Criminal Justice Committee Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/102) Education, Children and Young People Committee Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2021/97) Education, Children and Young People Committee National Health Service Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/100) Health, Social Care and Sport Committee National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2021/114) Health, Social Care and Sport Committee National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/117) Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022 (SSI 2022/124) Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Council Tax Reduction and Council Tax (Discounts) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/125) Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/131) Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee (h) - the form or meaning of the SSI could be clearer Rural Support (Controls) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/107) Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee (the Committee wrote to the Scottish Government on 29 April asking whether it intends to undertake any further legislative work in this area to seek to make this complex area of law more comprehensible.
Committee reports Date published: 7 July 2022

Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the third quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2021-22 - Annex A – Reporting grounds: 9 December 2021 to 28 February 2022

Rules 1999 and Sheriff Appeal Court Rules Amendment) (Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019) 2021 (SSI 2021/452) Criminal Justice Committee Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021 (SSI 2021/468) Criminal Justice Committee LPPO Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2021 (SSI 2021/1455) Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2021/Draft) Social Justice and Social Security Committee (j) - failure to comply with laying...

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