 Welcome everyone to the fifth meeting in 2019 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. The first item of business is consideration of an SSI laid under the European Union Withdrawal Act. We are considering this instrument in terms of the SSI protocol and we are looking at the scrutiny procedure under which it has been laid and the categorisation applied to it by the Scottish Government. We will look at the technical aspects of the instrument at another meeting. It is the draft jurisdiction and judgments family, civil partnership and marriage same sex couples EU exit Scotland amendment regulations 2019. It has been laid under the affirmative procedure. It relates to family law and concerns cross-border family cases and provides EU rules on which member states court should have authority to resolve a dispute. The instrument has been categorised by the Scottish Government as a medium significance. Our advisers indicate that the scrutiny procedure is appropriate. They also say that its categorisation is also appropriate. Given that it has significant implications for people involved in cross-EU border family law disputes, any comments from members on that? I wonder if it would be possible to get some clarity around custody disputes for individuals who live in different countries. I would like to be sure that there would be no unintended consequences of the legislation to ensure that the process is mirrored across both countries. I think that that is a very good point, Mary. I think that it is something that we could flag up to the lead committee if you are content with that. Is the committee content that the appropriate scrutiny procedure has been applied to the instrument? Is the committee content that the instrument is categorised as of medium significance? Gender item 2 is consideration of another instrument laid under the European Union withdrawal act. It is the draft-inspire EU exit Scotland amendment regulations 2019. This has been laid under the affirmative procedure. It has been categorised as of low significance and our advisers have not raised any issues with this categorisation. Any comments from members on that one? Is the committee content that the instrument is categorised as of low significance? Next item, consideration of instrument subject to affirmative procedure. The first instrument is the same one that we have just considered under the SSI protocol. We are now considering the technical aspects to ensure that it is fit for purpose. No points have been raised by our advisers, but members may wish to note that the instrument was withdrawn and relayed following questions raised in advance of the instrument appearing on our agenda. Any comments on that? Is the committee content with this instrument? The next instrument is the draft public procurement etc. Scotland amendment EU exit regulations 2019. We considered this under the SSI protocol last week. The Government withdrew and relayed the instrument and also accepted our recommendation that it be recategised from medium to high significance. Today, we are looking at the technical aspects of the instrument to ensure that it is fit for purpose. Our advisers have not raised any points, but do members have any comments on that? Just in the final sentence and paragraph, I am grateful for some further clarification on what this instrument is intended to mean. Reading it does look as if a company that could have been convicted of a financial crime against the EU would be allowed to bid for work, as it suggested here. I will be grateful for some further clarification on that, please. I completely agree with that. I think that we need some clarity, so we will seek that when we issue our report. Other than that, is the committee content with the instrument? The next four draft affirmative instruments cover a variety of topics. We have the community care, personal care and nursing care Scotland amendment regulations 2019. The national bus travel concession scheme for older and disabled persons Scotland amendment order 2019. The continuing care Scotland amendment order 2019. The asset transfer request designation of relevant authority Scotland order 2019. No points have been raised on any of those by our legal advisers. Is the committee content with these instruments? Okay. The final item of business this morning is consideration of instrument subject to the negative procedure. The first of those is the ZOO technical standards Scotland regulations 2019, SSI 2019-5. Those regulations fail to follow proper drafting practice. Regulations 3 and 6 contain provisions that are already directly legally applicable by virtue of the content of the EU animal breeding regulation. Does the committee wish to draw the regulations to the attention of the Parliament on the general reporting ground in respect of failure to follow proper drafting practice? Our legal advisers have not raised any points on the remaining instruments, that is SSIs 2019-12 and 2013. Is the committee content with these? End. I'll close the meeting.