Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.

2. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider whether the following instrument has been laid under the appropriate procedure and given the appropriate categorisation—
Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland)(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/347)

3. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2020 (SSI 2019/draft); Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Support for Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/draft)

4. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/333); Public Health Scotland Order (SSI 2019/336); Fishing Boats Designation (EU Exit) (Scotland) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/345); Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/347) Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/356); Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/357); Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 (SSI 2019/358); Robert Gordon University (Scotland) Order of Council 2019 (SSI 2019/375)

5. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/349 (C.17)); Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/363 (C.18)

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

Proposed future business
For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Andrew Proudfoot on 0131 348 5212 or by email dplrc.committee@parliament.scot