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Last updated:
17 December 2024
SPBill55S062024
.”, (b) after subsection (7) (which is inserted by section 25) insert— 16 Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill Part 2—Removal of members of the Scottish Parliament Chapter 2—Removal for failing to physically attend “(8) A person disqualified under subsection (1)(f) is disqualified until the person has, as a result of that disqualification, ceased to be a member of the Parliament by operation of section 17(2).”. (3) In section 16(3) (exceptions and relief from disqualification), after “(e)” (which is 5 inserted by section 25) insert “or (f)”. 27 Standing orders to set process for removal for non-attendance (1) Standing orders of the Scottish Parliament are to provide for a process by which a member of the Parliament may be disqualified from being a member for failing to physically attend proceedings. 10 (2) The process is to have the following features— 1 (a) a member may be disqualified under the process only if the member has failed to meet the minimum level of physical attendance expected, which is at least one day’s physical attendance at any proceedings over a period of 180 days ignoring any time during which— 15 (i) the Parliament is in recess...
Last updated:
10 June 2024
Islands (Scotland) Bill as Passed
SP Bill 15B Session 5 (2018) 2 Islands (Scotland) Bill Part 2—National Islands Plan P ART 2 N ATIONAL I SLANDS P LAN Duty to prepare national islands plan 3 National islands plan 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers must prepare a national islands plan. (2) The purpose of preparing a national islands plan is to set out the main objectives and strategy of the Scottish Ministers in relation to improving outcomes for island communities that result from, or are contributed to by, the carrying out of functions of a public nature. 10 (3) Improving outcomes for island communities includes— (a) increasing population levels, (b) improving and promoting— (i) sustainable economic development, (ii) environmental wellbeing, 15 (iii) health and wellbeing, and (iv) community empowerment, (c) improving transport services, (d) improving digital connectivity, (e) reducing fuel poverty, 20 (f) ensuring effective management of the Scottish Crown Estate (that is, the property, rights and interests to which section 90B(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 applies), (g) enhancing biosecurity (including protecting islands from the impact of invasive non-native species). (4) The plan must list the public authorities that have duties under this Act. 25 (5) In setting out their main objectives in the plan, the Scottish Ministers must consider and outline, in so far as possible, what would be appropriate to use for the purpose of measuring (whether quantitatively or qualitatively) the extent to which outcomes for island communities identified in the plan are improved. 4 Preparation and scrutiny of plan 30 (1) In preparing the national islands plan, the Scottish Ministers must— (a) consult— (zi) each local authority listed in the schedule, (i) such other persons as they consider represent the interests of island communities, and 35 (ii) such persons (including members of island communities and other persons) as they consider likely to be affected by or have an interest in the proposals contained in the plan, and Islands (Scotland) Bill 3 Part 2—National Islands Plan (b) have regard to the distinctive geographical, natural heritage and cultural characteristics (including the linguistic heritage) of each of the areas inhabited by island communities. (2) The Scottish Ministers must lay the proposed national islands plan before the Scottish 5 Parliament— (a) in the case of the first plan, before the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, (b) in any other case, following a review under section 6(1). (3) The Scottish Ministers must complete their preparation of the national islands plan after 10 the expiry of the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the plan is laid before the Scottish Parliament (taking no account of any time during which the Parliament is dissolved or in recess...
Last updated:
6 June 2024
SPBill27BS062024
Mental health moratorium 1 Moratorium on debt recovery action: debtors who have a mental illness 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers must by regulations make provision establishing a moratorium on debt recovery action by creditors against individuals who have a mental illness. (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may (among other things) include provision about— (a) the eligibility criteria, or conditions, which must be met for the moratorium to apply in relation to an individual, 10 (b) the types of debts in respect of which the moratorium applies, 1 (c) the process for determining if the eligibility criteria, or conditions, are met (for example, by conferring functions on a person or persons of a description specified in the regulations), (d) the time period for which the moratorium is to apply in relation to an individual 15 (“the moratorium period”), (e) the actions creditors must, may or may not take during the moratorium period in relation to an individual who is the subject of the moratorium and the consequences (if any) for creditors for taking or failing to take such actions, (f) the obligations on an individual who is the subject of the moratorium during the 20 moratorium period, (g) the arrangements for the recording of, and access to, information that the moratorium is applying in relation to an individual, (h) appeals against decisions made under the regulations, (i) the obligations, or restrictions, on an individual or creditors following the end of 25 the moratorium period. (3) Regulations under this section may— (a) make different provision for different purposes, (b) modify any enactment, SP Bill 27B Session 6 (2024) 2 Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (c) include incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision. (4) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure. 1A Procedure for first regulations under section 1 5 (1) The Scottish Ministers must, before laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing the first regulations under section 1 before the Scottish Parliament— (a) lay a copy of the proposed draft regulations before the Scottish Parliament for a period of 60 days, (b) have regard to any representations about the proposed draft regulations that are 10 made to them. 1 (2) When laying a draft of a Scottish statutory instrument containing the first regulations under section 1, the Scottish Ministers must also lay before the Scottish Parliament a statement setting out— (a) details of any representations mentioned in subsection (1)(b), 15 (b) the changes (if any) they have made to the regulations in response to such representations and their reasons for making them. (3) In calculating any period of 60 days for the purposes of subsection (1), no account is to be taken of any time during which the Parliament is dissolved or is in recess...
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10 April 2024
PB_2021_Paper071
Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until February recess is as follows – Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 29 November CON SNP LAB 6 December SNP CON SNP 13 December SNP GRN CON 20 December LAB SNP SNP 10 January CON SNP LAB 17 January SNP CON SNP 24 January SNP CON LAB 31 January SNP SNP GRN 7 Februa...
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10 April 2024
PB_2021_Paper045
Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until the end of the calendar year is as follows – Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 28 September CON SNP LAB 4 October SNP CON SNP October recess 25 October SNP CON LAB 1 November SNP SNP GRN 8 November LD CON SNP 15 November SNP SNP CON 22 November LAB SNP SNP 29 N...
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10 April 2024
PB_2021_Paper041
Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business from 14 September to the October recess is as follows – Date Tuesday Wednesday Thursday w/c 21 September LAB SNP SNP w/c 28 September CON SNP LAB w/c 4 October SNP CON SNP 4.
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10 April 2024
PB_2021_Paper034
Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business from 14 September to the October recess is as follows – Date Tuesday Wednesday Thursday w/c 14 September SNP GRN CON w/c 21 September LAB SNP SNP w/c 28 September CON SNP LAB w/c 4 October SNP CON SNP 4.
Last updated:
20 December 2023
The Health Protection Coronavirus Requirements Scotland Amendment No 2 Regulations 2021 [Draft]
DRAFT – 28 SEPTEMBER 2021 – FORMATTING CHECKED Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers and laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 6(3) of schedule 19 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the Regulations were made, not taking into account any period of dissolution or recess for more than 4 days. S C O T T I S H S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2021 No.
Last updated:
20 December 2023
Summary of responses to the call for views
These factors were compounded by the pandemic, the subsequent recession, and the current cost of living crisis....
Last updated:
15 June 2022
Energy Price Rises
Should the UK Government implement a scheme for Scotland, our intention would be to have conducted the consultation and to have the necessary Regulations in place in advance of the summer Parliamentary recess. I agree that our exposure to volatile global gas prices underscores the importance of our plan to develop a strong, home-grown renewable energy secto...
