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If such provision is to be made, it may require to come into force at comparatively short notice, at a time when Parliament may be in recess or unable to meet for reasons relating to coronavirus.
Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees, further to motion S5M-17943 and under Rule 2.3.1, that the parliamentary recessdates of 10 to 25 October 2020 (inclusive) be replaced with 10 to 25 October 2020 (inclusive) with the exception of 15 October 2020, on which date busine...
The procedure for scrutiny of a copy of the draft NPF4 requires it to be laid in the Scottish Parliament and for the Scottish Government to consider representations made to it during a period of 120 days (not including recesses of more than 4 days) from the date of laying.
While the reason provided for the breach of the rule is clear and specific to this Order, the timing of laying the Order just in advance of the Easter Parliamentary recess has meant that this Committee and the lead Committee are only in a position to consider the Order in the week commencing 17 April - 3 weeks after the Order has been brought into force.
It has not been possible to comply with the 28 day rule because the need to extend the ability to administer the ELISA test beyond 1 October 2022 has become apparent during the 1 Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralisation (FAVN) Tests (defra.gov.uk) Sa ugh t o n Ho u s e , Br o o m ho u s e Driv e , Ed inb u r gh EH1 1 3 XD a b c d abcdefg α w w w .go v .s co t summer recess. Whilst the initial influx of refugees and their pets from Ukraine has diminished, extending this provision will significantly speed up the rabies testing process at a time when the system still faces a significant backlog.
However, the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 are expected to be laid in the Scottish Parliament soon after Easter recess with a proposed coming into force date of 1 June 2022.