Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Agenda: 21 February 2024
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
5th Meeting, 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Declaration of interests
Emma Harper and Elena Whitham will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2. Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
- Mairi Gougeon
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Scottish Government - Andrew Crawley
Lawyer
Scottish Government - John Kerr
Head of Agriculture Policy
Scottish Government - Ewen Scott
Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Agriculture Bill cover note (113KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/6).
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - SSI cover note (135KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
4. UK subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposals—
Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - UKSI cover note (158KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
5. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).
The Committee will reconvene at 18:00 in Committee Room 4 to continue its consideration.