 Before we move to our considerations of SSIs, as we are meeting online today, it will be more challenging for members to indicate agreement to the items being discussed. Therefore, I want you to use your hand if you are not content with the question being put or if you wish to speak without an instrument. The first item of business is consideration of an instrument subject to the made affirmative procedure. An issue has been raised on SSI 2021-470, the Public Health Coronavirus International Travel and Operational Liability, Scotland amendment number 13, regulations 2021. The instrument is one of a series of instruments that amend the Health Protection Coronavirus International Travel and Operational Liability regulations 2021. The official drafting practice requires that each instrument in a series should reflect the title of the principal regulations that it amends and include a number indicating the number of SSIs amending the principal instrument in that year. However, when referring to the principal regulations, the title of this instrument refers to public health rather than health protection. The Scottish Government has confirmed that this was an error. The next correctly designated instrument amending the consolidated international travel regulations is also numbered number 13. The number in the title of further amending instruments will therefore not accurately reflect the number of instruments that have amended the international travel regulations in 2021. The Scottish Government confirmed that it does not propose to amend the citation provision in regulation 1 of the instrument because that could cause further confusion. Instead, it will draw users' attention to the instrument in footnotes and subsequent instruments where appropriate. Does the committee agree to report the instrument under the general reporting ground in respect of a failure to follow proper drafting practice in the title of the instrument? I agree with the recommendation. However, it has to be said that this is very swappy drafting practice. It just should not be happening. You need to get the title right. The Scottish Government says that it will put something in footnotes, but that means that ordinary members of the public will find that it is very difficult to follow. You should not need legal training to have to follow regulations that are coming fast and furious at the moment. That is why we are seeing more and more mistakes like this. Legislation has been drawn up at pace. I am concerned that checks and balances that have been put in place or have not been put in place should not be making mistakes like this. It is probably worth a letter to the Scottish Government from the committee just to highlight that we are not satisfied that this kind of error is being made. I thank Mr Simpson for his comments. I echo his comments, particularly regarding the clarity for members of the public. Anyone who is a lawyer will clearly be able to navigate the way around this type of situation. However, in what clearly is a fast-moving situation and regulations, we have clearly seen a number of regulations in this area. For clarity for members of the public in particular, I suggest that the Scottish Government needs to improve on that. This is not a common occurrence by any manner. It remains the first time that this has happened, as we will all acknowledge. However, I agree that we should write to the minister to highlight our concerns. With that, does the committee wish to note that the Scottish Government undertakes to clarify the anomaly in the instrument's title of footnotes to subsequent amending instruments? No member has indicated other than comments as well that they are not content, although they wish to speak so. We are agreed on both points. Under agenda item 2, we are considering instruments subject to the affirmative procedure. No points have been raised on the following draft instruments. The Scottish Government, the Scottish Local Government elections amendment order 2022. The climate change and nitrogen balance sheet Scotland regulations 2022 and the maximum number of judges at Scotland order 2022 is a committee content with those instruments. No member has indicated that they are not content or that we should speak so. We are agreed. Under agenda item 3, we are considering instruments subject to the negative procedure. An issue has been raised on SSI 2021-463, the Red Rocks and Long A Urgent Marine Conservation number 2 order 2021. The instrument revokes and replaces the Red Rocks and Long A Urgent Marine Conservation Order 2021 SSI 2021-131 due to the extension of the boundary of the designated Red Rocks and Long A area of the inner sound or sky marine protected area. The instrument is to be brought into force urgently to further the stated conservation objectives for the main protected area, protect flapersgate and their eggs. It was made in line before the Parliament on 9 December 2021 and committed to force on 16 December 2021. Accordingly, it does not respect the requirement in section 28.2 of the interpretation and legislative reform at Scotland in 2010 that at least 28 days should elaps between the laying of an instrument subject to the negative procedure and the coming into force of that instrument. In its letter to the Presiding Officer, explaining the reason for why the 28-day rule has not been complied with, the Scottish Government outlined that following advice from NatureScot, the extended marine protected area has been redesignated urgently in section 282 and has been breached to remove the risk of further impacts on the flapersgate nursery area as soon as possible. Does the committee agree to report the instrument under reporting ground to J? On the basis that there has been a failure to lay the instrument in accordance with the laying requirements under the interpretation and legislative reform Scotland Act 2010. Is the committee content with the Scottish Government's explanation provided for failure to comply with the laying requirements? No member has indicated that they are not content all that we should speak and so we are agreed. Also, under the agenda item, no points have been raised on SSIs 2021, 457, 461, 462, 466, 467 and 469. Is the committee content with those instruments? No member has indicated that they are not content all that they wish to speak and so we are agreed. Finally, under agenda item number four, we are considering instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure. An issue has been raised on SSIs 2021, 452, the Act of Siddharth, summary applications, statutory applications and appeals, etc. rules, 1999 and sheriff appeal court rules amendment age of criminal responsibility, Scotland Act 2019-21. The instrument amends the act of Siddharth, summary applications, statutory applications and appeals, etc. rules, 1999 and the act of Siddharth, sheriff appeal court rules, 2015. Paragraph 3, 2 and 3 insert new rules into the sheriff appeal court rules, referring to an appeal under section 383, 443 and 673 of the age of criminal responsibility, Scotland Act 2019. The committee identified an error with an inconsistency in the cross-referencing in paragraph 3, 2 and 3 of the instrument. In correspondence, the Lord President's private office explained that the reference to section 443 of the 2019 act should instead be to section 463 of that act, and it has committed to rectifying the error at the earliest appropriate opportunity. Does the committee agree to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on the general reporting ground in respect of this incorrect cross reference? I do what to come in on a further point. Does the committee welcome that the Lord President's private office has committed to rectifying the error at the earliest appropriate opportunity? I would like to highlight one other point. Clearly, with some of the information that we have received, it did strike me that the Lord President's office had suggested that they were acting urgently to the instrument that the Scottish Government brought in to change the age of criminal responsibility. Bearing in mind that the act was passed in 2019, it strikes me that it clearly developed in communications between both the Scottish Government and the Lord President's private office in that period of time. I suggest that, as a committee, they were right to go to the Scottish Government and the Lord President's private office just to seek some clarity on the communications workplace before the introduction of the instrument that the Scottish Government brought forward, but also the situation that we have today. Other than that additional item, no member has indicated that they are not content or that they also wish to speak, so we are agreed. Also, under the agenda item, no points have been raised on 2021-456. Is the committee content with the instrument? No member has indicated that they are not content or that they wish to speak, so we are agreed. The next meeting of the committee will take place on Tuesday 11 January 2022, which will include an evidence session on the committee's inquiry into the use of the made affirmative procedure during the pandemic with John Swinney MSP, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery. Before I do that, I will close the meeting and move into private. I wish all colleagues on the committee, all of our committee staff and anyone who is watching a very Merry Christmas new year. I would also like to ensure that you all stay safe over the festive period. I look forward to working with you again in 2022, and it certainly has been a pleasure to work with you this year, after the election win. I also want to make him the convener of the committee, so thank you very much for all of our work together. With that, I would like to close the meeting and move into private.