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As is usual for commencement regulations, the default laying requirement applies (as provided for by section 30(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).
However, my officials have identified no policy concerns with the draft SI. Intended laying date (if known) of instruments likely to arise The instrument is expected to be laid on 4 November 2024.
In general it is important that the timescale for the project takes into account the needs of the Scottish Parliament as some research may lose its relevance if not completed within a certain period.
Since his appointment in April 2021, the Commissioner has laid three Annual Reports and Accounts before the Scottish Parliament and an Operational Report.
The Everyone Home Collective was not convinced that centralised accountability would lead to improvement. The Alliance agreed that ministerial accountability is a good concept, but noted that there also needs to be a system that ensures that party-political change does not affect people’s access to accountability structures.
In particular this applies to the introduction of the Animal Health Law and the Official Controls Act – the former accounts for 13 of the repealed EU acts and the latter for 6 repealed acts.
The Commission’s report must be made public. When laying the draft regulations before the Parliament for approval, the Scottish Ministers must also lay before the Parliament a response to the Commission’s report.
Resources 11 The Scottish Ministers are to provide the Commission with such staff and other 20 resources as it requires to carry out its functions. Accounts and audit 12 (1) The Commission must— (a) keep proper accounts and accounting records, (b) prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts, and 25 (c) send a copy of the statement to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing. (2) The Commission must comply with any directions which the Scottish Ministers give it in relation to the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b).
Section 9(2) continues to provide that, when laying draft regulations before the Parliament to bring the code into effect, the Scottish Ministers must also lay a copy of the code before the Parliament.
Section 9(2) continues to provide that, when laying draft regulations before the Parliament to bring the code into effect, the Scottish Ministers must also lay a copy of the code before the Parliament.