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Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee 33rd Meeting, 2022 The Committee will meet at 9:00 am in T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room 1. Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 28 November 2023 Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 28 November 2023Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Good morning, and welcome to the 25th meeting in 2023 of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.
As part of its discussion on 4 February, the Committee agreed to seek an update from the Scottish Government on progress made on the issues raised by the petition, particularly in light of neither the Human RightsBill nor the LDAN Bill having been introduced.
The Summit then focused on identifying potential actions to mitigate the worst impacts of the UK Government’s Illegal Migration Bill in Scotland. There was an immediate call for more vocal opposition to the Bill from Scotland.
Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.
Consideration by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
The bill confers seven powers to make subordinate legislation on the Scottish MinistersiiPowers for the Scottish Ministers to make subordinate legislation are included at—s3(3) – power to modify the list of international instruments; s4 – power to specify functions or functions of a specified description for the national good food nation plan; s7(2)(c) – power to specify additional relevant authorities;s7(3)(b) – power to specify the period in which an additional relevant authority is required to publish a good food nation plan; s10 – power to specify functions or functions of a specified description for relevant authorities’ good food nation plans;s15 – power to make ancillary provision; ands17(c) – power to commence provisions. and a delegated powers memorandum (DPM)iiiGood Food Nation (Scotland) Bill, delegated powers memorandum, available at: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/good-food-nation-scotland-bill/introduced/delegated-powers-memorandum-accessible.pdf was published to accompany the bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
9 September 2024
Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2. 6.
The Scottish Law Commission did not envisage that the Bill should confer such a right (Scottish Law Commission Report No 233, Judicial Factors, Chapter 8, in particular para 8.14).