 Good morning, and welcome to the fifth meeting of the Pou of Enchafry and Drainage Commission's Scotland Bill Committee in 2018. The only item on our agenda today is to screen the amendments that are lodged to the bill and apply to tests. The first test is whether the committee is of the view that any of the amendments adversely affect private interests. If any such amendments are identified, the committee will then apply a second test to consider whether any of those amendments have sufficient merit that there is a possibility of their being agreed to after further scrutiny. If the committee is of the view that any amendment passes both tests, then the consideration of the amendments will be paused to allow for a notification and objection period. I would like to invite members of the committee if there are any amendments that they wish to identify as adversely affecting private interests. Amendment 9. I would agree with that. It appears that amendment 9 is agreed to. Are there any other amendments? No. The other amendments are sensible amendments and amendments that would be working with the promoters, which will strengthen the bill. Okay, the committee has agreed that amendment 9 is the only amendment that adversely affects private interests. This is an amendment that relates to the new land plans that have been dropped forward by the promoters of the bill. I would now like to invite members to comment on whether, on the second aspect of the screen process, on whether they believe that amendment 9 is of sufficient merit that there is a possibility of it being agreed to after further scrutiny. Yes, I would agree with that. That would be the case. Okay, I can confirm the view of the committee that amendment 9 both adversely affects private interests and has sufficient merit that there is a possibility of it being agreed to after further scrutiny. As amendment 9 was lodged on behalf of the promoter, it is the promoter's responsibility to notify those who are affected by the implications of the amendment and, indeed, how to lodge any objections. However, the committee may specify how this should be done and how long the objection period should be. I would now like to invite members to consider the suggestion in paragraph 13 of the papers, which states that all heritors whose private interests would be adversely affected should be contacted by the promoters. So, heritors who are new heritors and who are seeing a substantial increase, potentially, in their sensible approach, convener. Okay, I'm content with that approach. With regard to the objection paper, we've found members to paragraph 14 in the papers, and given that the committee is not scheduled to meet again until 12 September, the committee could consider allowing a 60-day period of objections, which mothers the preliminary stage of the bill period for objections. Okay. Well, that concludes our consideration of the amendments. The clerk will liaise with the promoters of the bill accordingly, and the committee's webpage will be updated. I further wish to update committee members that a letter and updated schedule of heritors has been received from the promoters and has been published on the Parliament's website. The next meeting of the committee will be on Wednesday 12 September 2018 at 10am, at which we will take evidence on any objections lodged to amendment 9 or, if no objections are lodged, begin with proceedings on the amendments lodged to the bill. In fact, I close the meeting.