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Justice Committee 11 December 2012

11 Dec 2012 · S4 · Justice Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Scotland Order 2012 (SSI 2012/322)
Grahame, Christine SNP Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Watch on SPTV
The order corrects defects in three instruments that we considered on 27 November: the Court of Session etc Fees Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/290); the High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/291); and the Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/293)—now I know how the Presiding Officer feels.Members will note that the order breaches section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010. The order came into force on Sunday 9 December, and section 28(2) states that there must be at least 28 days between a negative instrument being laid and it coming into force. Members will note the Scottish Government’s letter to the Presiding Officer, which states that the reason for the breach was to allow the provisions to come into force before the three instruments that they amend came into force on 10 December.If you followed that, you are definitely not in need of a holiday.We will next meet on 8 January, when we will consider some subordinate legislation and our response to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s inquiry into post-legislative scrutiny. We will also include something about today’s discussion. It would be useful to deal with that while it is fresh. That would be better than leaving too big a gap. We will also write to the witnesses and tell them that, if they want to add anything, they should do so before we produce our internal discussion paper.

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