 Welcome to the 32nd meeting of 2022 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Before we move to the first item on the agenda, I would like to remind everyone present to switch their mobile phones to silent. The first item of business is to decide whether to take item 6 in private. Is the committee content to take this item in private? Under agenda item number 2, we are considering an instrument subject to the made affirmative procedure. No points have been raised on SSI 2022352. Is the committee content with this instrument? Under agenda item number 3, we are considering an instrument subject to the affirmative procedure. No points have been raised on the draft bankruptcy and debt arrangement scheme Miss Alliance amendment Scotland regulations 2023. Is the committee content with this instrument? Under agenda item number 4, we are considering three instruments subject to the negative procedure. Issues have been raised on two of these instruments. The first is SSI 2022340, the building Scotland amendment amendment number 2 regulations 2022. The instrument amends SSI 2022136, the building Scotland amendment regulations 2022, by amending the date on which new mandatory energy and environmental standards for buildings and building work are introduced from 1 December 2022 to 1 February 2023. Under section 282 of the interpretation and legislative reform Scotland Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure must be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than four days. The instrument breaches this requirement as it was laid on 17 November 2022 and came into force on 30 November 2022. In a letter to the Presiding Officer, the Scottish Government explained that the instrument breached the laying requirements because the development and approval of commercial products produced by third parties in order to support developers to undertake and complete assessment of new buildings against the new standards had taken longer than planned. The result being that it affected the ability of those undertaking new development to submit full proposals for building work and approval to the local authority. In correspondence with the Scottish Government, the committee asked for a further explanation for the breach and, given that the laying requirements were complied with, the last time the deadline was postponed. In response, the Scottish Government acknowledged that the last round of engagement with providers was on 14 October. It noted that while summer responses were immediate, it took longer than expected to determine the full picture and that it was aware of further disruptions to the development process being made over the period by the contractor managing the software approval process on its behalf. Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament under reporting ground J for the failure to comply with the laying requirements? Does the committee wish to draw the reasons given to the relevant committee and, given the breach of the 28-day rule in this instance? SSI 2022-341, the official control's import of high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin amendment Scotland regulations 2022. The instrument amounts commission implementing regulation EU 2019-17-93. In correspondence with the Scottish Government, the committee highlighted at the admission of reference to a consultation provision article 144.7 of regulation EU 2017-625 from both the preamble of the instrument and accompanying documents. The Scottish Government explained that although the instrument does not cite article 144.7 in the preamble, there has been satisfaction of the precondition of consultation in the provision and fulfilment of the wider chorus 1 in consultation in article 9 of regulation EC 178-2002. Further, the consultation was sent directly to interested parties likely to be affected, which in the review meets the precondition requirements of both article 9 and article 144.7. Does the committee wish to note that, in line with normal drafting practice, the instrument should have cited all statutory preconditions? Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament under the general reporting ground for a failure to follow proper drafting practice? Also under this agenda item, no points have been raised on SSI 2022-349. Is the committee content with this instrument? Under agenda item number five, we are considering an instrument not subject to any parliamentary procedure. No points have been raised on SSI 2022-355. Is the committee content with this instrument? Thank you and with that, I'll move the committee into private.