Chamber and committees

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Does the committee also wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on reporting ground (h), that the meaning could be clearer, in that references in regulations 10(c), 13(4), 16(b), 54(1)(b) and paragraph 1(1) of the schedule could be to defined terms and that, in paragraph 3 of the schedule, the eligible decision maker is a guardian only, but it appears that this should also include a parent?

Members indicated agreement.

Also under this agenda item, no points have been raised on the following three instruments.

Is the committee content with the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Is the committee content with the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Under agenda item 5, we are considering a document subject to parliamentary control, on which no points have been raised.

Is the committee content with the document?

Members indicated agreement.

In relation to the instrument, does the committee wish to draw its correspondence with the Scottish Government to the attention of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, as it provides further information on the policy intention, which may be of interest to that committee?

Members indicated agreement.

Welcome to the 24th meeting in 2023 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. I remind everyone present to switch mobile phones to silent.

The first item of business is to decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private. Is the committee content to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Under agenda item 3, we are considering two instruments, on which no points have been raised.