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A cornerstoneof the NMSP is the introduction of the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO)International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The ISPS Code appliesto all port facilities serving passenger ships and cargo ships over 500gt engagedon international voyages.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 February 2000
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Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Code of Practice) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/417) No substantive points arise on the order, but does the committee agree to raise by informal letter the minor drafting point that is mentioned in the legal briefing?
The First Minister will be aware that, when a minister misleads Parliament, that is a breach of the Scottish ministerial code of conduct. When it comes to misleading Parliament, who is responsible for enforcing that code of conduct?
The consultation on the final draft of the code closed on Friday 12 May, and we hope to lay the new code before the Parliament soon.As for marine litter, members should be aware that litter from ships is a reserved matter.
Does the council that you are talking about have a code of conduct for its staff? Yes. Did you complain about apparent breaches of the code of conduct to the council's monitoring office— I certainly did.
Therefore, I do not consider that there has been any breach of rule 7.3 of the standing orders. The ministerial code of conduct, which Mr Ballance also raised, is entirely a matter for the First Minister, not for me.