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Last updated: 9 January 2024

PE1992_K

However, given the track record to date on delivering this project, it is being treated with scepticism by the business community.
Last updated: 26 June 2024

SPBill31BS062024

Household waste 10 Householder’s duty of care (1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is modified as follows. (2) In section 34— 30 (a) in subsection (1), for “subsection (2)” substitute “subsections (1A) and (2)”, (b) after subsection (1) insert— “(1A) The duty imposed by subsection (1) does not apply to an occupier of domestic property as respects the household waste produced on the property.”, (c) for subsection (2) substitute— 35 “(2) An occupier of domestic property must, as respects the household waste produced on the property, take reasonable steps to secure that any transfer of waste is only to an authorised person or to a person for authorised transport purposes.”, (d) in subsection (6), after “(1),” insert “(2),”, 40 (e) in subsection (7), after “(1),” insert “(2),”. 12 Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill (3) After section 34ZB insert— “34ZC Fixed penalty notices for offences under section 34(6): Scotland (1) This section applies where a constable or an authorised officer has reason to believe that a person has failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the 5 duty relating to the transfer of household waste in section 34(2). (2) The constable or authorised officer (as the case may be) may give to the person a notice offering the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for an offence under section 34(6) by payment of a fixed penalty. (3) A notice under subsection (2) may not be given if, in relation to the same 10 circumstances— 1 (a) such a notice has already been given to the person (including by the same or by another local authority), or (b) a penalty or enforcement undertaking has already been imposed on the person by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency by virtue of Part 15 2 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. (4) Where a constable gives a notice to a person under subsection (2), the constable must at the same time give a copy of the notice to the local authority in whose area the failure to comply with the duty in section 34(2) took place. (5) Where— 20 (a) an authorised officer gives a notice to a person under subsection (2), and (b) it appears to the officer that the failure to comply with the duty in section 34(2) took place both in the officer’s area and in another local authority’s area, 25 the officer must at the same time give the other local authority a copy of the notice. (6) Where a person is given a notice under subsection (2) in respect of an offence— (a) no proceedings may be instituted for that offence before the end of the 30 period of 14 days beginning with the date...
Last updated: 13 December 2023

A9 Inquiry SPICe summary Dec2023_

The paper also states that “While the publicly know 2025 completion date of the Programme is generally accepted as no longer credible, the lack of certainty around a new date will also be received negatively”.
Last updated: 10 June 2024

Management of Offenders Scotland Bill as introduced document

Transitional, schedule and definition 15 33 Transitional provision (1) Any amendment of the 1974 Act by a provision of this Part referring in any way to a sentence applies in relation to a sentence imposed in respect of a conviction before the date on which the provision comes into force (as well as in respect of a conviction on or after that date). 20 (2) Any amendment of the 1974 Act by a provision of this Part referring to a conviction applies in relation to a conviction before the date on which the provision comes into force (as well as in relation to a conviction on or after that date). (3) Subsection (2) applies to the court’s convicting of a person as it applies to a conviction. (4) The 1974 Act applies as if the amendments mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) had 25 always had effect (but see the remaining provisions of this section). (5) Subsection (6) applies where, by virtue of subsection (4), a person— (a) would have been treated as a rehabilitated person for the purposes of the 1974 Act, and (b) would have been so treated by virtue of an amendment of that Act made by a 30 provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) before the date on which the provision comes into force. (6) The person is, subject to any order made under section 4(4) or 7(4) of the 1974 Act, to be treated on and after that date as a protected person (within the meaning of that Act as amended by this Act). 35 (7) Subsection (8) applies where, by virtue of subsection (4), a conviction— (a) would have been treated as spent for the purposes of the 1974 Act, and (b) would have been so treated by virtue of an amendment of that Act made by a provision mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) before the date on which the provision comes into force. 40 (8) The conviction is, subject to any order made under section 4(4) or 7(4), to be treated on and after that date as a spent conviction.
Last updated: 8 December 2025

PE2199_B

A new draft National Islands Plan is to be laid before the Scottish Parliament before the Christmas Recess. A statutory document under the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the Plan recognises that island infrastructure and connectivity can be vulnerable, with disruption heightening issues concerning equity of access for island communities and requiring rapid re...
Last updated: 6 September 2024

PB_2024_Paper125

The Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee normally meet on Thursday mornings, apart from during parliamentary recesses (which mirror closely Scottish school holidays).
Last updated: 28 June 2024

Infected Blood Inquiry update

I hope you will find this update useful ahead of the summer recess and I will provide a further update as soon as more information is available.
Last updated: 19 June 2024

AGS to SCPA Repurpose Funds 10 April 2024

However, there are twelve smaller local government bodies and eight central government Non- Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) where the current planned completion date is after the target completion date and where the deployment of additional staff could accelerate delivery of some of these audits.
Last updated: 26 February 2024

PE1933_O

th And again, on the 7 March 2023 we asked once more: what the timescale actually is for someone in care to access the Redress Scheme? What is the cut-off date please? This was raised in our June letter (PE1933/B) but remains unanswered.
Last updated: 3 March 2023

Annual Return 2021 to 2022

Cross-Party Group Annual Return Name of Cross-Party Group Cross-Party Group on Dyslexia Date Group Established th 28 September 2021 Date of Most Recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) th 27 September 2022 Date Annual Return Submitted th 24 October 2022 Date of Preceding AGM [this date is required to aid clerks in verifying that the most recent AGM has taken place within 11 to 13 months of the previous AGM] th 28 September 2021 Group Meetings and Activities th Thursday 28 September 2021 (via Microsoft teams) The Cross Party Group held its initial meeting to confirm its key priorities and considered a briefing on the national context relating to dyslexia in Scotland.

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