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Gordon McPherson has around three minutes to make an opening statement—Jane may also contribute—after which members may ask questions and enter into dialogue.
Given the situation across Scotland just now and the constraints on budgets, we need to be cautious about that. May I come back to you on that point, Heather?
Clause 19(3) states:"An order under this section may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Scottish Parliament."
She also said that there was a concern that certain types of delivery or collection of knives purchased remotely may bypass existing age verification procedures.
She told the Committee that where necessary, a "pragmatic approach"iCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, Wednesday 25 February 2026, (Col 17) has been taken in relation to the points raised by the DPLRC on some of the clauses that confer powers on UK ministers that may be exercised within devolved competence.