Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee - Scottish Parliament: 22nd September 2015
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 22/09/2015

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

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in private.

2. Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Professor Janeen Carruthers, Professor of Private Law, University of Glasgow;
Professor Elizabeth Crawford, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Glasgow;
Professor Roderick Paisley, Chair of Scots Law, University of Aberdeen;
and then from—
David Bartos, Former Chairman;
Nick Holroyd, Chairman, TrustBar.

3. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) 
Amendment Order 2015 [draft].

4. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Sea Fishing (EU Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/320);
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/322);
Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 (SSI 2015/323);
Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/325);
Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/328).

5. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/326 (C.39));
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/331 (C.40)).

6. Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

7. Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

8. Scottish Law Commission Bills: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.

9. Report on instruments considered by the Committee during 2014-15: The Committee will consider a draft report outlining the work of the Committee during the parliamentary year 2014-15.

10. Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft report on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

11. Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it has heard to date.


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