Official Report of This Meeting

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Tuesday 6 October 2020

Session 5

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Tuesday 6 October 2020

CONTENTS Col. DECISION ON TAKING BUSINESS IN PRIVATE ...... 1 INSTRUMENTS SUBJECT TO MADE AFFIRMATIVE PROCEDURE ...... 2 Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/300) ...... 2 Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No 16) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/301) ...... 2 INSTRUMENT SUBJECT TO AFFIRMATIVE PROCEDURE ...... 3 Budget (Scotland) Act 2020 Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2020 [Draft] ...... 3 INSTRUMENTS SUBJECT TO NEGATIVE PROCEDURE ...... 4 Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Commencement No 5 and Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/294 (C 25)) ...... 4 Scottish Elections (Details to appear on Election Material) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/297) ...... 4 Scottish Elections (Details to appear on Election Publications) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/298) ...... 4 INSTRUMENT NOT SUBJECT TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE ...... 5 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No 8) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/295 (C 26)) ..... 5

DELEGATED POWERS AND LAW REFORM COMMITTEE 31st Meeting 2020, Session 5

CONVENER *Bill Bowman (North East Scotland) (Con)

DEPUTY CONVENER *Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS *Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con) *Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) *Gil Paterson (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

*attended

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE Andrew Proudfoot

LOCATION The Adam Smith Room (CR5)

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Scottish Parliament Instruments subject to Made Affirmative Procedure Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 11:48 Tuesday 6 October 2020 The Convener: Agenda item 2 is consideration of two instruments that are subject to the made affirmative procedure, on which no points have [The Convener opened the meeting at 11:48] been raised.

Decision on Taking Business in Health Protection (Coronavirus) Private (Restrictions and Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 The Convener (Bill Bowman): I welcome (SSI 2020/300) everyone to the 31st meeting in 2020 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Health Protection (Coronavirus) Under agenda item 1, it is proposed that the (International Travel) (Scotland) committee takes items 6, 7, 8 and 9 in private. Amendment (No 16) Regulations 2020 Does the committee agree to take those items in (SSI 2020/301) private? The Convener: Is the committee content with Members indicated agreement. the instruments? Members indicated agreement.

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Instrument subject to Affirmative Instruments subject to Negative Procedure Procedure

Budget (Scotland) Act 2020 Amendment 11:49 (No 2) Regulations 2020 [Draft] The Convener: Agenda item 4 is consideration of three negative instruments, on which no points 11:48 have been raised. The Convener: Agenda item 3 is consideration of a draft affirmative instrument, on which no Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 points have been raised. Is the committee content (Commencement No 5 and Saving, with the instrument? Transitional and Consequential Members indicated agreement. Provisions) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/294 (C 25))

Scottish Elections (Details to appear on Election Material) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/297)

Scottish Elections (Details to appear on Election Publications) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/298) The Convener: Is the committee content with the instruments? Members indicated agreement.

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Instrument not subject to 11:49 Parliamentary Procedure Meeting continued in private until 12:14.

Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No 8) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/295 (C 26))

11:49 The Convener: Agenda item 5 is consideration of an instrument that is not subject to any parliamentary procedure, on which no points have been raised. Is the committee content with the instrument? Members indicated agreement.

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