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South of Scotland Enterprise Bill
On 24 October 2018, the South of Scotland Enterprise Bill was introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, to establish a South of Scotland Enterp...
Introduction
At its meeting on 4 February 2020, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the delegated powers in the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill ("the Bill") at Stage 1.Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill, as introduced.
The situation is quite similar to the situation that continued right up to the wire when the most recent ScotlandBill was going through the UK Parliament.
iClimate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill. Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 30-EN, Session 5 (2018)), paragraph 47
Further rules concerning regulations on modifying targets or to setting a net-zero target year are describedvClimate Change (Emissions Reductions Targets) (Scotland) Bill, section 9 (new section 3B) in proposed section 3B of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
Seabed and Foreshore
The Committee considered the Bill’s provisions relating to the seabed and foreshore in the context of Scotland’s National Marine Plan.iThe Scottish Government. 2015 Scotland’s National Marine Plan
In relation to assets at sea or on the foreshore, the Scottish Crown Estate Bill contains a presumption against the sale of the seabed.
On 31 October and 1 November 2024 the Committee visited Landholm and Moffat area to meet with a range of stakeholders to discuss views on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Events
The Committee held two engagement events as part of its scrutiny of the Land Reform (ScotlandBill), a Royal Highland Show panel on 21 June 2024, hosted by the Convener, and a Tenant Farmers focus group held online on 22 January 2025.
Recent research published by Public Health Scotland estimated that 3,000 deaths a year in Scotland are directly attributable to low physical activity levels each year.