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Committee reports Date published: 11 November 2020

Stage 1 Report on the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Pubs Code

Scottish Pubs Code The Bill requires that Scottish Ministers establish a Scottish Pubs Code.
Last updated: 21 March 2024

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Making muirburn 5 14 Muirburn Code (1) The Scottish Ministers must prepare a code (the “Muirburn Code”) in relation to how to make muirburn safely and appropriately. (2) The Muirburn Code may, in particular, include provision as to— (a) how the thickness of a layer of peat is to be determined, 10 (b) the times of day muirburn may be made, 1 (c) safety requirements when making muirburn. (3) The Scottish Ministers must review and, if they consider it appropriate, revise the Muirburn Code by the end of each review period. (4) The Scottish Ministers must publish the Muirburn Code prepared under subsection (1) 15 and any revised code under subsection (3) as soon as practicable after it is prepared or, as the case may be, revised. (5) The Scottish Ministers must, in preparing, reviewing or revising the Muirburn Code, consult— (a) Scottish Natural Heritage, and 20 (b) such other persons as they consider likely to be interested in or affected by the making of muirburn including persons involved in the management of land on which muirburn may be made. (6) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply during any period for which the functions under this section are delegated to Scottish Natural Heritage under section 17. 25 (7) In this section, “review period” means— (a) the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which section 9 comes into force, and (b) each subsequent period of 5 years. 15 Notice of muirburn activity 30 (1) A person who intends to make muirburn must give notice in writing under this section to— (a) the owner of the proposed muirburn site (if different from the person making the muirburn), and (b) any occupier of land situated within 1 kilometre of the proposed muirburn site. 35 (2) Notice need not be given to a person (“A”) under this section if A has given notice in writing to the person intending to make muirburn that A wishes not to be notified of any intention to make muirburn. 26 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Muirburn licensing (3) Where there are 10 or more occupiers of land situated within 1 kilometre of the proposed muirburn site, the person intending to make muirburn may, instead of giving notice under subsection (1)(b) to each occupier separately, notify those occupiers collectively— (a) by placing a notice in at least one newspaper circulating in the area which includes 5 the proposed muirburn site, or (b) by such other method as the Scottish Ministers may specify (whether in the Muirburn Code or otherwise) having regard to the need for the cost of giving notice to be reasonable to a person who intends to make muirburn. (4) The Scottish Ministers must publicise any method for the time being specified (otherwise 10 than in the Muirburn Code) for the purposes of subsection (3)(b). 1 (5) Notice under subsection (1) must— (a) be given not less than 7 days before the muirburn is made, (b) identify the proposed muirburn site (or sites), (c) inform the person to whom notice is given (“A”) that A may require the person 15 intending to make muirburn to provide further information in relation to— (i) the dates on or between which the muirburn is intended to be made, (ii) the proposed muirburn site (or sites), and (iii) the approximate extent of the proposed muirburn. (6) Where the owner of the proposed muirburn site or an occupier of land situated within 20 1 kilometre of the proposed muirburn site requests any of the further information mentioned in subsection (5)(c), the person intending to make the muirburn must make reasonable efforts to comply with the request no later than the end of the day before the muirburn is made. (7) Any notice required to be given to an owner of land under this section may be given 25 to any person purporting to be authorised by the owner to receive the notice. (8) Any notice required to be given under this section may, as an alternative to being given by a method specified in section 26 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, be given— (a) by leaving it at an address to which it may be sent by virtue of subsection (2)(b) 30 of that section, or (b) where the identity of an occupier cannot, after reasonable inquiry, be ascertained by— (i) addressing the notice to “Any occupiers of the land” (describing it), and (ii) affixing it to some conspicuous object on the land. 35 16 Muirburn season (1) For the purposes of this Part, the muirburn season is the period of time from 15 September in any year to 31 March in the following year. (2) The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, amend the dates in subsection (1) to extend or reduce the muirburn season. 27 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Muirburn licensing (3) The Scottish Ministers may make regulations under subsection (2) only if they consider it necessary or expedient to do so— (a) in relation to climate change, or (b) for the purpose of— 5 (i) conserving, restoring, enhancing or managing the natural environment, (ii) preventing, or reducing the risk of, wildfires causing harm to people or damage to property. (4) The power under subsection (2) (by virtue of section 25) to make different provision for different purposes includes in particular power to make different provision for— 10 (a) different land (for example, land at different altitudes), 1 (b) different years. (5) Before making regulations under subsection (2), the Scottish Ministers must consult— (a) Scottish Natural Heritage, and (b) such other persons as they consider likely to be interested in or affected by the 15 making of muirburn, including persons involved in the management of land on which muirburn may be made. (6) Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to the affirmative procedure.
Last updated: 27 January 2022

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It also allows for the Secretary of State to issue a code. This clause does not require a code to be issued or approved. 30.
Last updated: 3 September 2024

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Those who had ordered a th replacement vehicle were given an extension until 30 September 2024 and those in receipt of a grant award were granted extension until 31st October 2024 to allow the retrofit work to be completed.
Last updated: 23 May 2024

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POCA receipts are unpredictable and it is not possible to forecast the levels of receipts that will be remitted to the SCF in any one year.
Last updated: 5 October 2023

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The purpose of the FFOR is to show how actual receipts collected for devolved/shared taxes and actual spend on social security compare with the forecasts made at the time the budget was set.
Last updated: 16 September 2024

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NatureScot refuse to acknowledge whether or not their staff receive training on their Regulators Code, certainly in my experience I have seen nothing that would indicate they apply the code to their duties.
Last updated: 11 January 2024

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Councillors feeling that they are ‘silenced’ by the Code of Conduct The Standards Commission’s Guidance on the Councillors’ Code notes that councillors are entitled, and indeed expected, to scrutinise the delivery of services.
Last updated: 11 January 2024

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Councillors feeling that they are ‘silenced’ by the Code of Conduct The Standards Commission’s Guidance on the Councillors’ Code notes that councillors are entitled, and indeed expected, to scrutinise the delivery of services.
Last updated: 18 September 2023

Poverty and Inequality Commission Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice

In order to address this, I expect to write to the Ethical Standards Commissioner to seek approval of a code variation to urgently appoint a Chair and up to two Commissioners on a short-term basis.

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