Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (Part I) - Scottish Parliament: 28th October 2014
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2014-10-28

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

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 8 in private.

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

Mutual Recognition of Criminal Financial Penalties in the European Union (Scotland) (No. 1) Order 2014 [draft];

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft];

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft];

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Prescribed Health Board Functions) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft];

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Prescribed Local Authority Functions etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft];

Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 2015 [draft];

Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Amendment Order 2015 [draft].

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

Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/258);

Convener of the School Closure Review Panels (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/262);

Members of a School Closure Review Panel (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/263);

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Order of Council 2014 (SSI 2014/268).

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

Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2, Savings and Transitionals) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/261 (C.23));

Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/264 (C.24)).

5. Historic Environment Scotland Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

6. Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

7. Mental Health (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report to the Health and Sport Committee.

8. EU opt-out: The Committee will consider a paper from the Clerk along with correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.

9. Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism;

Jill Clark, Team Leader, Civil Law Reform Unit;

Ria Phillips, Civil Law Policy Manager, Civil Law Reform Unit;

Alison Coull, Deputy Director, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.