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The committee may wish to recognise that for policy reasons it may have been imperative to have the amendments made by these regulations and the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1927) brought into force by a certain date as part of a co-ordinated response to infraction proceedings against the United Kingdom.
As the Auditor General says in his paper, it brings the matter to an end. The issues date back to 2006 and perhaps before that.The matter was referred to the police and the procurator fiscal but I understand that no action has been taken.
Do we also agree to follow recommendation 17(1) in the paper and ask the Scottish Government to provide a list of the boards’ appointed senior members who will be taking the work forward; by what date it expects boards to have their action plans in place; and whether the plans will be made available to the committee?
If the review’s findings do not concur with what he wants to achieve, he can return to the committee at a later date. That is why I am happy to agree with the majority view of the committee.
That was never the intention, but a mechanism must be put in place to ensure that if the date set in the UK bill were to change, the date in the continuity bill would reflect that change.
We will consider whether we can remind people nearer the date when the measure will come into force—1 April—that the legislation has changed and that they are liable for a larger fine.