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If anyone wants to suggest any additions to be made to the draft that has been prepared by the clerk, they will have to suggest what might be removed as well.The report covers the period from 1 May 1999 to 1 May 2000, so it cuts off before we reported on our first major inquiry.
It also provides that Scottish Ministers may make specific rules, as I mentioned in the previous debate, in relation to section 19 cases, in the same way as they can for other Lands Tribunal business.I move amendment 46.
I was concerned that the Executive's response included the suggestion that, because there may be a problem in a small number of cases where trials proceed without witnesses, a meeting should be held once the instrument has been passed.
Would it be worthwhile my writing to the Procedures Committee, making that point about the Executive's amendments? There may be a perfectly good reason behind the procedure, but it may be worth raising the point.
Order 1999, which was laid before the Parliament on 26 May, be approved. S1M-29 Mr Henry McLeish: That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Border Rivers) Order 1999, which was laid before the Parliament on 26 May, be approved.
It would to an extent, but although a petition may be closed, it may be resubmitted by another equally legitimate source, and we would have difficulty if it was not considered in detail.