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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Agenda: 21 February 2024

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

5th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 08:45am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Declaration of interests
  2. Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. UK subordinate legislation
  5. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill

Agenda published: Wednesday, 21 February 2024 08:57am

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
  • Andy 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:

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:

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:


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.