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Scottish Ministers are then required “as soon as practicable” after the submission of the report to lay before the Parliament a copy of the report and a draft of an Order in Council for giving effect to the recommendations contained in the report.
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Economy and Fair Work Committee
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/113 (C.10))
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: Child-friendly Complaint Handling Statement of Principles (SPSO/2024/01)
Section 16A(7) of the enabling Act, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, requires the Ombudsman to consult the Scottish Ministers before laying...
Part 2 extends disqualification criteria for MSPs and councillors and provides that disqualification from membership of the House of Commons will no longer automatically mean that a person is also disqualified from being an MSP.
Part 3 lays down rules about campaign finance and expenditure at devolved Scottish elections.
The Economy and Fair Work Committee received 2 instruments, one of which was drawn to the attention of the Parliament on ground (j) failure to comply with laying requirements.
The Education, Children and Young People Committee received 2 instruments, which were not drawn to the attention of the Parliament.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2022
A draft cannot be laid for approval unless the Scottish Government has:
Consulted in accordance with their participation statement;
Laid a copy of a draft of the revised framework in the Scottish Parliament for consultation;
Had regard to representations made to them on the copy of the draft within 120 days of laying this in the Scottish Parliament; and
Lai...
Where changes are made to the statutory pledges record, relevant information would be moved to the archive record so that alterations are documented.
Section 81 of the Bill lays out the information which must be contained in a statutory pledges record, including:
the provider's name and address (and date of birth where they are an individual)
the secured cr...
The main treaties in this respect are the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, both of which lay down general obligations on states to conserve and manage fish stocks through international cooperation.
In some cases where the UK Government and the Scottish Government wish to pursue the same policy objective, the Scottish Government can ask the UK Government to lay statutory instruments that include provisions relating to devolved areas of responsibility.