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Introduction
This report concerns five instruments, laid before the Parliament by the Scottish Government on 2 and 3 May 2024—
Scottish Pubs Code Regulations 2024;
Tied Pubs (Fees and Financial Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2024;
Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Miscellaneous Listings) Order 2024;
The Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Duty to Publish Certain Information) Regulations 2024; and
Tied Pubs (Scottish Arbitration Rules) Amendment Order 2024.
Stephen Boyle touched on my other question, which is about the code of corporate guidance and so on, which seems to be saying the right things and clarifying roles and responsibilities.
There already exists a Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs which was introduced under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2006 Act (“the 2006 Act”) in 2010 (“the 2010 Code”).
The Committee understands that a duty to ‘have regard to’ a code of practice has been used in the past for policing purposes, to enable flexibility in the discharge of public interest functions where there are good reasons for departing from a code.