Chamber and committees

Nevertheless, is the committee satisfied with the reasons given for the breach of the 28-day rule?

Members indicated agreement.

Members will note that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2021 Amendment Regulations 2021 were withdrawn and relaid following initial questions from the committee.

Do members have any comments on any of the instruments?

Otherwise, is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Finally, no points have been raised on the following instruments.

Do members have any comments on any of the instruments?

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Does the committee also wish to welcome the fact that SSI 2021/352 has subsequently been laid to correct the oversight?

Members indicated agreement.

In respect of SSI 2021/357, does the committee nevertheless wish to highlight the importance that it places on consistency of terminology in secondary legislation, particularly when terms are defined?

Members indicated agreement.

Under agenda item 5, we are considering five instruments. No points have been raised on the following draft instruments.

Under agenda item 3, we are considering a Scottish statutory instrument laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The committee is considering whether the appropriate scrutiny procedure and the appropriate category have been applied to the instrument.

The instrument has been laid under the negative procedure and has been categorised by the Scottish Government as being of low significance. Is the committee content that the appropriate scrutiny procedure has been applied to the instrument and that the SSI has been categorised properly as being of low significance?

Members indicated agreement.