The amendments would facilitate the implementation of reports of the Scottish Law Commission.In the Scottish Law Commission’s 2008 annual report, the commission’s chairman referred to the number of reports that had not been implemented and said:“The danger is that Scots law will fall behind the rest of the world's legal systems in responding to the challenges of an era marked by rapid technological and economic change.”In paragraph 308 of its stage 1 report, the Subordinate Legislation Committee suggested that the inclusion in the bill of provisions similar to those in the 2009 act would be“one way of stimulating action” from the Scottish ministers “in response to Scottish Law Commission reports”.The committee went on to say that“further provision may require to be made in relation to Commission recommendations in respect of reserved matters.”Amendments 60 and 61 relate only to Scottish Law Commission proposals that relate wholly or in part to matters that are within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.Amendment 62 would insert a new section, which would give effect to the Subordinate Legislation Committee’s recommendations in paragraphs 295 and 298 of its stage 1 report, by extending the kind of amendments that the Scottish Law Commission may recommend when consolidating the enactments or restating the common law that relate to a particular subject.