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The minister has lodged amendments to abolish the section of the bill that relates to codes of practice and to substitute that section with references to codes of practice in various parts of the bill.
The Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture is a voluntary accredited code and is independently audited to ensure membership compliance.
In both cases, a court or tribunal in civil or criminal proceedings will be required to take into account any breach of the code when determining any question arising in the proceedings to which the code is relevant.
Ms McNeill asked for clarification, so I give her clarification that Police Scotland is reviewing its code and guidance in response to developments south of the border regarding non-crime hate incidents.
Codes of practice may work well, but they may not, and I am pleased that the Government has committed to reviewing the code’s effectiveness after three years and that it has not ruled out legislating in the future if that is necessary.