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The Convener: Lab Committee
09 Sep 2003
Minor Errors in Instruments
The final agenda item is on the letter that we have received from the office of the solicitor to the Scottish Executive, which is about printing errors and other minor errors in instruments. I draw members' attention to a few of the points that are made in the letter.The first...
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Mar 2007
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
This and the following 10 instruments—excluding the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/150)—are part of a package of consolidation, amendment and revocation instruments relating to graduate endowment, student fees and stud...
Dr Jackson: Lab Chamber
08 Jun 2006
Regulatory Framework
Yes, and Greek. The committee's work is becoming more important as more legislation is delegated to secondary legislation. For example, in 2005-06 there were 19 bills, but the committee considered nearly 500 Scottish statutory instruments, which is an increase of around 40 on ...
Dr Jackson: Lab Committee
03 Oct 2005
Regulatory Framework Inquiry
Being intimately involved with the legislative procedure, I would like to make a few comments to clarify what has been happening. In phase 1 of our inquiry, we looked at the point that Fergus Ewing raised about clarity. I guess that what he meant was the use of English and rel...
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Jun 2003
Instruments Not Laid Before <br />the Parliament
I understand that the House of Commons set up the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments to consider this very issue. We could make inquiries.I am told that the JCSI was set up in 1972 with the aim of improving the quality of statutory instruments. We could write and ask for...
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Sep 2005
Executive Correspondence
Members will recall that in the lead-up to the summer recess we wrote to the Executive about some general issues. The first letter that we will consider expressed the committee's concern about the number of instruments that were laid prior to the summer recess. I have picked o...
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Dec 2005
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
The third instrument that we must consider under item 6 is the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/613), which is a consolidation for Scotland of the Plant Health Order 1993 and its amending instruments. Among the other things that it does, the order implements a larg...
The Convener: Lab Committee
06 Jan 2004
Instruments Not Subject to Parliamentary Procedure
There are two instruments not subject to parliamentary procedure under item 4, both to do with amnesic shellfish poisoning. No points have been identified on the pro forma instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Jan 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
We move now to item 2, which is instruments subject to annulment. No points of substance have been identified on the first two instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
09 Mar 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
I think that we should raise that very good point, because it is important that we try to make statutory instruments as clear as possible for whoever will use them. We will mention consolidation in our letter. Interruption. Our legal adviser tells me that some departments alre...
The Convener: Lab Committee
01 Jun 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
These regulations, and the following instruments on the right to buy, were made under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. As members can see from the legal brief, the situation is a mess. Although none of the instruments is lengthy, they appear to be so badly drafted and to c...
The Convener: Lab Committee
26 Oct 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points of substance have been identified. The two sets of regulations replace both the Mental Health (Advance Statements) (Prescribed Class of Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004/387) and the Mental Health (Patient Representation) (Prescribed Persons) (Scotland) ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
08 Mar 2005
Instrument Not Laid Before <br />the Parliament
No points arise on the order.A large number of instruments have been laid before us on which no points of substance have arisen. It is noted—especially by our legal advisers—that there has been an improvement in the quality of the instruments. We ought to send the Executive an...
The Convener: Lab Committee
15 Mar 2005
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
We can also raise points on the interpretation of community instruments and definitions of individual community instruments. Is that agreed?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener: Lab Committee
22 Mar 2005
Executive Responses
Two points were raised. Members will remember that regulation 2(1) contained two definitions of "farmer". The Executive explains that the inclusion of a definition of "farmer" in regulation 2(1) was an oversight that will be remedied at the earliest opportunity. The Scottish E...
The Convener: Lab Committee
22 Mar 2005
Instruments Not Laid Before the Parliament
Before I close the meeting, I thank our legal advisers, who in a very short timescale have dealt with a massive amount of work relating to the bill and the instruments that we have considered. I also thank members for bearing with me as I went through the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
01 Nov 2005
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
The Executive undertook to bring forward an amendment in respect of the regulations before commencement of the parent act in order to take account of the committee's criticisms of the instrument. As the original regulations were not yet in force, the Executive has chosen to re...
The Convener: Lab Committee
22 Nov 2005
Regulatory Framework Inquiry
That would be very helpful. Use of the class 4 procedure—that is, for draft instruments subject to annulment—would ensure that the Parliament considers draft instruments and has the opportunity to recommend amendments to the Executive, thereby avoiding instruments coming into ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
22 Nov 2005
Regulatory Framework Inquiry
Some bills are essentially framework bills, which confer powers to implement policy through regulations and other instruments. We are thinking about situations in which there is not an agreement that the committee could see draft instruments early on. There could be considerab...
The Convener: Lab Committee
21 Mar 2006
Executive Responses
There is an issue with the order. The committee asked the Executive to confirm that all necessary consequential changes would be made to the coming-into-force dates of instruments brought fully into force by the order. The committee felt that if that did not happen doubt might...
The Convener: Lab Committee
21 Mar 2006
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
We now come to a few instruments with which there are problems. One must ask whether that is because a large number of instruments are coming through before the Easter recess. The first such instrument is SSI 2006/135, on which four main points arise. We might ask the Executiv...
The Convener: Lab Committee
20 Jun 2006
Scottish Parliament<br />Subordinate Legislation Committee<br />Tuesday 20 June 2006
Good. Before we go to item 1, I should draw to members' attention the additional legal brief that they received not long before the meeting, which covers the instruments that are not covered by the main legal brief. As you know, there are a considerable number of instruments a...
Dr Sylvia Jackson (Stirling) (Lab): Lab Committee
22 Nov 2005
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
I thank the witnesses for their report. I am sorry that I was late and did not hear everything that was said earlier.Alice Brown mentioned the situation in Wales and I would like to ask about various aspects of legislative review here. I am the convener of the Subordinate Legi...
The Deputy Convener: Lab Committee
26 Mar 2002
Subordinate Legislation
We will consider four instruments that are subject to the negative procedure. The instruments were circulated to members on Monday 18 March.
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
The legal briefing indicates that the Executive plans to consolidate the plant health instruments sometime next year. We should ask about that when we write to the Executive, as Murray proposed. Is that agreed?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
It would be advisable for us to recommend approval of the order, but draw the drafting errors to the Executive's attention. I gather that minor drafting errors occur not only in this order. They crop up in other instruments. It is an issue that we might want to raise with the ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
We should ask the Executive why, contrary to the guidance on the drafting of statutory instruments, there is no footnote reference to the drugs tariff that is mentioned in the regulations and no indication in the explanatory notes of where copies may be obtained.
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points arise on the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2003
Instruments Not Laid Before <br />the Parliament
It is suggested that we make a formal point on the drafting of the explanatory note. Some explanatory notes for other instruments have been missing, but this explanatory note leaves a wee bit to be desired, as it does not make clear the purpose of the order, which is to enable...
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2003
Instruments Not Laid Before <br />the Parliament
It is suggested that we ask the Executive to explain why, contrary to the guidance on the drafting of statutory instruments, the explanatory note gives no indication of the content of the provisions that are not to be commenced as a result of the order. That is another issue c...
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2003
Instruments Laid Before the Establishment of the Committee
No points arise on the instruments, unless anyone has anything to add.
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Jun 2003
Executive Responses
We asked that instruments should be consolidated on their fifth substantive amendment. In its response, the Executive has explained the position for these instruments. The Executive says that what the committee has recommended might prove difficult, but it is trying to take th...
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Jun 2003
Draft Instruments Subject <br />to Approval
No points arise on these instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Sep 2003
Instruments Subject to Approval
Item 4 is instruments subject to approval. The numbering is out in our papers: this is confirmed as item 4 on the agenda, although it is marked "Item 5" on our briefing paper.
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Sep 2003
Instruments Subject to Approval
I will not go through the full list of orders, but they start with the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No 2) (Scotland) Order 2003. That is SSI number 2003/321. The other instruments are numbers 365, 366, 369, 374, 380, 381, 392...
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Sep 2003
Instruments Not Laid <br />Before the Parliament
No points arise on these instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Sep 2003
Minor Errors in Instruments
The next item on the agenda relates to the point that Stewart Maxwell made earlier. We have been given a copy of an e-mail from the office of the solicitor to the Scottish Executive to Alasdair Rankin, the clerk. Basically, it says that, before our next meeting, we will be sen...
The Convener: Lab Committee
09 Sep 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points arise on the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
09 Sep 2003
Minor Errors in Instruments
I gather that our system tracks instruments as they go through Parliament.
The Convener: Lab Committee
16 Sep 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
We come to item 7, under which we have several instruments to consider. The first is the Police Pensions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SSI 2003/406).
The Convener: Lab Committee
30 Sep 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No substantial points arise on the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
28 Oct 2003
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points arise on the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
11 Nov 2003
Instruments Not Laid Before <br />the Parliament
No points arise on the instruments.I thank you very much. We will see you again next week.
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Dec 2003
Instruments Subject to Approval
There is a raft of instruments to do with regulation of care. No substantive points arise on SSI 2003/570, SSI 2003/571, SSI 2003/572 and SSI 2003/573. However, I gather that the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/574) has now...
The Convener: Lab Committee
09 Dec 2003
Instruments Not Laid <br />Before the Parliament
A minor point has been noted in the explanatory note, but apart from that no substantive points arise.I thank the committee for its patience and for doing a lot of reading in connection with some of the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
16 Dec 2003
Instruments Not Laid <br />Before the Parliament
No points arise on the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Jan 2004
Instruments Not Laid <br />Before the Parliament
Item 3 is instruments not laid before the Parliament. No points arise on the orders. That brings us to the end of the meeting, colleagues. Thank you very much.
The Convener: Lab Committee
10 Feb 2004
Instruments Subject to Annulment
Agenda item 5—instruments subject to annulment—is very familiar. The first such instrument is the Registration of Establishments Keeping Laying Hens (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004/27). Our legal adviser still wonders why the drafters have not considered the Re...
The Convener: Lab Committee
10 Feb 2004
Instruments Subject to Annulment
No points of substance arise in relation to this instrument. However, it is the first in a series of instruments that we will consider today whose explanatory notes are not in the normal form, which would comprise a summary and a link to the regulation. Do we agree to write an...
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Feb 2004
Draft Instruments Subject to Approval
Item 4 is draft instruments subject to approval. No points have been identified in relation to the regulations. Are there any further points?
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Feb 2004
Instruments Subject to Annulment
Item 5 is instruments subject to annulment. No points have been identified on the regulations.
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Feb 2004
Instruments Not Laid Before the Parliament
There is an issue with regard to numbering. It is suggested that we ask the Executive why it has chosen not to follow paragraph 3.24(b)(ii) of the guidance on the drafting of statutory instruments and why it has entitled the instrument "(Commencement No 1)", given the fact tha...
The Convener: Lab Committee
25 May 2004
Draft Instruments Subject <br />to Approval
We move to item 5, which is consideration of draft instruments subject to approval. No points have been identified on either set of regulations. Is that agreed?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener: Lab Committee
25 May 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
We move on to consideration of instruments that are subject to annulment. Members will remember that the principal regulations came to us in a not very good state. They are now being amended. No points have been identified on the regulations this time. Is that agreed?Members i...
The Convener: Lab Committee
25 May 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points have been identified on the instruments. Is that agreed?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener: Lab Committee
01 Jun 2004
Draft Instruments Subject <br />to Approval
The legal advisers found it very difficult to check the various references contained in the draft order. It is suggested that we ask the Executive to confirm those references, and that we ask the Executive what plans it has, if any, for consolidation of the Town and Country Pl...
The Convener: Lab Committee
01 Jun 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
That brings us to the end of the list of right-to-buy instruments. As there are no further points, we will move on.
The Convener: Lab Committee
08 Jun 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points have been identified on the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
15 Jun 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points have been identified in relation to the instruments.
The Convener: Lab Committee
22 Jun 2004
Instruments Subject <br />to Annulment
No points have been identified on the instruments.
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Subordinate Legislation Committee, 09 Sep 2003

09 Sep 2003 · S2 · Subordinate Legislation Committee
Item of business
Minor Errors in Instruments
Jackson, Dr Sylvia Lab Stirling Watch on SPTV
The final agenda item is on the letter that we have received from the office of the solicitor to the Scottish Executive, which is about printing errors and other minor errors in instruments. I draw members' attention to a few of the points that are made in the letter.The first point is about instruments being made in a short time scale. As different bills have come along, the situation has become more and more hectic. At the committee's away day, we heard about the Executive's proposed Scottish statutory instrument tracking system, which will provide a more detailed timetable and allow the Executive to see how instruments are progressing through the system.The Executive has taken on board some of the general points about training in the drafting of instruments that we made at the away day. The Executive says that it is addressing the issue of quality assurance.The letter also mentions the role of Scottish statutory instrument advisers. The Executive is reviewing that role and ascertaining whether it can develop better practice by considering what happens at Whitehall.Are there any points or elaborations on the letter?

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The Convener: Lab
The final agenda item is on the letter that we have received from the office of the solicitor to the Scottish Executive, which is about printing errors and o...
Christine May: Lab
On the proposed SSI tracking system, I understand that the Parliament already has such a system, so we might well ask why the Executive is developing a new o...
The Convener: Lab
I gather that our system tracks instruments as they go through Parliament.
Christine May: Lab
Okay.
Mike Pringle: LD
I am slightly disappointed with the letter because it is a little negative, although it is more positive towards the end. It is a pity that Murray Tosh is no...
The Convener: Lab
Do you mean that the tone of the letter is negative?
Mike Pringle: LD
Yes. I feel that it is defensive. We simply want to improve the system.
Mr Maxwell: SNP
I agree with Mike Pringle's comments about the negativity of the letter, especially in relation to the first two paragraphs. Given that the committee is atte...
Gordon Jackson: Lab
When I read the letter, I thought that it was a bit defensive, but the person who wrote the letter is only human and people tend to be defensive when they ar...
The Convener: Lab
At the away day, we discussed the point that, if we continue to work together, there will be improvements, particularly when the new tracking system is intro...
Meeting closed at 11:27.