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Economy and Fair Work Committee
Tied Pubs (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)
The Committee welcomed that the above draft instrument fulfils commitments made by the Scottish Government to correct errors in two other draft instruments: the draft Scottish Pubs Code Regulations 2024; and the draft Tied Pubs (Fees and Financia...
The group recommended that there should be provision for a “general licence (or equivalent) to allow muirburn to take place without seeking individual permission” provided there is:
Substantial compliance with the Muirburn Code
Mandatory training for staff directly involved in setting and managing fires,
Record keeping (a map showing location and date) of e...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2021
In particular:
Clause 40(1) - Duty to issue Code of Practice regarding use of information extraction powers and bring it into force by regulations
Clause 41(1) - Duty to make regulations about the extraction of confidential information
Clause 42(4) - Power to amend the list of persons authorised to exercise the powers to extract information from a digital d...
Given that MSPs are subject to the Code of Conduct, any complaint made about an MSP found to be using parliamentary resources or privileges inappropriately in advance of polling day could be considered by the new Parliament.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 November 2020
The DPLR Committee's report recommends that regulations under section 1 (which require Scottish Ministers to produce a pubs code) should be subject to a form of super-affirmative procedure rather than the affirmative procedure as is currently proposed.
Local authorities‘ receive a capital grant from the Scottish Government whilst local authorities wider capital expenditure is governed by the prudential borrowing code.
COUNCIL TAX
System of local taxation introduced in April 1993.
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner has responsibility for drawing up a voluntary Code of Practice for the use by relevant authorities of public camera systems.
The Policy Memorandum acknowledges this, however it argues that becoming an accredited body is not trivial matter (e.g. accredited bodies are subject to a code of practice, and there are attached offences) and is not suited to a private individual.
Local authorities‘ receive a capital grant from the Scottish Government whilst local authorities wider capital expenditure is governed by the prudential borrowing code.
COUNCIL TAX
System of local taxation introduced in April 1993.