Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee - Scottish Parliament: 16th December 2014
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2014-12-16

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Agenda:

1. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose a new Deputy Convener.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 9 and 10 in private.

3. Consideration of the work of the Committee during the parliamentary year: The Committee will take evidence from—

Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Parliamentary Business;

Steven MacGregor, Legislation Programme Manager, Parliament and Governance Division;

Paul Cackette, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

4. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Modification of Authorisation Provisions: Legal Consultations) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft];

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft];

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft];

Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2015 [draft];

Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 [draft].

5. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—

Mutual Recognition of Criminal Financial Penalties in the European Union (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/336);

Mutual Recognition of Supervision Measures in the European Union (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/337);

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Prescribed Proportions) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/350);

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Qualifying Public or Educational Bodies) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/351);

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Definition of Charity) (Relevant Territories) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/352).

6. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—

Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/348 (C.30));

Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Miscellaneous) 2014 (SSI 2014/349).

7. Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government’s response to its Stage 1 report.

8. Public Bodies Act Consent Memorandum: The Committee will consider the following draft Order under Section 9 of the UK Public Bodies Act 2011—

Public Bodies (Abolition of the Home Grown Timber Advisory Committee) Order 2015 [draft].
9. Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

10. Consideration of the work of the Committee during the parliamentary year: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.


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