Initially it did not recommend that the Scottish Parliament give consent to the Bill because it included a delegated power exercisable in devolved areas without a requirement for consent of the Scottish Ministers. Following amendment, the Scottish Government now intends to lodge a legislative consent motion in the following terms:
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Electronic Trade Documents Bill, introduced in the House of Lords on 12 October 2022 and subsequently amended, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.