Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 03 March 2026 [Draft]
03 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
I will be brief. Section 4 specifies what constitutes an offer—that is, a proposal made to one or more persons containing sufficiently definite terms to form a contract and indicating the intention of the offeror to be bound if the offer is accepted by the other party or parties. The current drafting refers to the person making the proposal as the “proposer”. In order to avoid arguments about whether the proposer could be a third party and for reasons of consistency with terms used elsewhere in the bill, my amendment 1 substitutes the word “proposer” with the word “offeror”.
I move amendment 1.
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings of the Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill.In dealing with the amendments, members should have...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
I call amendment 1, in the name of the Minister for Victims and Community Safety.
The Minister for Victims and Community Safety (Siobhian Brown)
SNP
I will be brief. Section 4 specifies what constitutes an offer—that is, a proposal made to one or more persons containing sufficiently definite terms to form...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
Since no other member has sought to participate, does the minister have anything to add by way of a wind-up speech?
Siobhian Brown
SNP
No, I do not.Amendment 1 agreed to.
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
That ends consideration of amendments.As members will be aware, the Presiding Officer is required under standing orders to decide whether, in her view, any p...