Published 24 March 2020SP Paper 712

21st Report, 2020 (Session 5)

Delegated Powers and Law Reform CommitteeComataidh Cumhachdan Tiomnaichte is Ath-leasachadhLagh

Subordinate Legislation Considered bythe Delegated Powers and Law ReformCommittee on 24 March 2020

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ContentsIntroduction ____________________________________________________________1

No Points Raised________________________________________________________2

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Delegated Powers and Law ReformCommitteeThe remit of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee is to consider and report onthe following (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A)—(a) any—(i) subordinate legislation laid before the Parliament or requiring the consent of the Parliamentunder section 9 of the Public Bodies Act 2011;(ii) [deleted](iii) pension or grants motion as described in Rule 8.11A.1; and, in particular, to determinewhether the attention of the Parliament should be drawn to any of the matters mentioned inRule 10.3.1;(b) proposed powers to make subordinate legislation in particular Bills or other proposedlegislation;(c) general questions relating to powers to make subordinate legislation;(d) whether any proposed delegated powers in particular Bills or other legislation should beexpressed as a power to make subordinate legislation;(e) any failure to lay an instrument in accordance with section 28(2), 30(2) or 31 of the 2010 Act;(f) proposed changes to the procedure to which subordinate legislation laid before theParliament is subject;(g) any Scottish Law Commission Bill as defined in Rule 9.17A.1; and(h) any draft proposal for a Scottish Law Commission Bill as defined in that Rule.(i) any Consolidation Bill as defined in Rule 9.18.1 referred to it in accordance with Rule 9.18.3.

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ConvenerBill BowmanScottish Conservativeand Unionist Party

Deputy ConvenerStuart McMillanScottish National Party

Mary FeeScottish Labour

Gordon LindhurstScottish Conservativeand Unionist Party

Gil PatersonScottish National Party

Committee Membership

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IntroductionTechnical Scrutiny of Instruments

1. At its meeting on 24 March 2020, the Delegated Powers and Law ReformCommittee determined that it did not need to draw the Parliament's attention to theinstruments set out below by the relevant lead committee.

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No Points RaisedEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee

Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/draft)

Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020(SSI 2020/draft)

Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provisions)Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/77)

Local Government and Communities Committee

Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 (Scottish Fuel PovertyAdvisory Panel and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/draft)

Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee

UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Compensation for EnforcementAction) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/79)

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations2020 (SSI 2020/74)

Social Security Committee

Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/75)

Parliament

Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order (SSI 2020/draft)

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