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The private law adaptations included enabling tokenisation of rights, claims, and financial instruments through ‘ledger-based securities’ in Article 973 onwards of the Code of Obligations, which have been in force since 1 February 2021.
Part 2 - Automatic continuation of leases
Part 2 of the Bill replaces the common law rules of tacit relocation with a new statutory code.
The Policy Memorandum summarises the changes as follows:
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During evidence sessions with the Auditor General for Scotland and the Comptroller and Auditor General in February 2024, followed by the Scottish Government and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in April 2024, the Committee explored a number of issues including the behavioural impacts associated with the divergence of tax policy in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK, the reasons for employers applying incorrect tax codes...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 November 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)
Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 (SSI 2023/361)
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/362 (C.24))
Code of Practice for the Welfar...
The share of scores in the CPI Index places more emphasis on disclosing spending on lobbying and less emphasis on the wider standards systems (e.g., codes of conduct for public officials and the composition of advisory groups).
Continued professional learning is also required of all registered social service workers. The SSSC codes of practice outline what learning requirements are needed to maintain and improve their skills and knowledge.
Background
The Schedule of the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act") sets out the registrable financial interests which MSPs and Scottish Law Officers are required to place on their registers of interests and to declare before taking part in any relevant proceedings in Parliament.
Section 2 of the Code of Conduct contain...
The Finance and Constitution Committee will consider and report on the Financial Memorandum and the DPLR Committee must report on any provisions conferring power to make subordinate legislation, or conferring power on the Scottish Ministers to issue any directions, guidance or code of practice.
The Finance and Constitution Committee issued a call for views...
Code of Conduct Rule Changes (Register of Interests) The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-24359, in the name of Bill Kidd, on the code of conduct—register of interests—gifts threshold. 18:02 The report recommends that Parliament agree a change to the code of c...