 Welcome everyone to the seventh meeting in 2019 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. First item in business is consideration of SSIs laid under the European Union withdrawal act. The first of those is the draft services of lawyers and lawyers practice EU exit Scotland amendment etc regulations 2019. The Scottish Government laid this instrument under the affirmative procedure and has categorised it as a medium significance. Our advisors indicate that the scrutiny procedure and categorisation could be appropriate. Members have any comments? Is the committee content the appropriate scrutiny procedure has been applied and are we content the instrument should be of medium significance? Okay, then we've got negative procedure instruments. The following of being laid under the negative procedure have been categorised as a low significance. These are SSIs 2019 52 to 55 and 57. In each case, our advisors indicate the scrutiny procedure and categorisation could be appropriate. Are we happy with all of that? Okay, thank you. I meant to say content of course. You might not all be happy. Agender item 2 consideration of more instruments laid under the European Union withdrawal act 2018. The first is the draft conservation natural habitats etc EU exit Scotland amendment regulations 2019. Purpose of this is primarily to correct deficiencies in the conservation natural habitats regulations 1994 to ensure its operability after the UK's exit from the EU. It's been categorised by the Scottish Government as of low significance. The instrument is predominantly concerned with technical detail. However, our advisors consider there are significant implications that warrant subject committee scrutiny. Accordingly, the instrument could be categorised as a medium significance. Do members have any comments? Does the committee wish to recommend that the instrument be categorised as a medium significance instead? Agree. The next instrument is the draft plant health EU exit Scotland amendment regulations 2019. That's been categorised by the Scottish Government as a medium significance. Again, our advisors have not raised any issues with that, given that it creates new offences. As the committee content, the instrument is appropriately categorised. Gender item 3, instrument subject to affirmative procedure. Those actually deal with the previous two that we've just dealt with. That's just to remind you of the conservation natural habitats regulations and the plant health regulations. No points have been raised by our advisors on those instruments. Is the committee content with them? Of the four remaining draft affirmative instruments to concern forestry, the other two relate to the budget and to public procurement. They are the budget Scotland Act 2018 amendment regulations 2019. The forestry exemptions Scotland regulations 2019. The forestry and land management Scotland Act 2018. Consequential amendments regulations 2019. The public procurement etc. Scotland amendment EU exit amendment regulations 2019. No points have been raised by our advisors on those instruments. The committee may wish to note that the budget regulations were withdrawn and relayed following questions raised by our legal advisors in advance of our consideration. Is the committee content with these instruments? Gender item 4, consideration of an instrument subject to the provisional affirmative procedure. That's the Scottish landfill tax standard rate and lower rate order SSI 2019-58. No points have been raised by our advisors. Is the committee content with this instrument? Gender item 5, consideration of an instrument subject to negative procedure. The first of these is the environment EU exit Scotland amendment etc regulations SSI 2019-26. The instrument contains some drafting errors. The committee will be aware that these are outlined in your papers, so I'm not intending to read them all out because they're there. I'll just ask you, does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on the general ground as it contains some drafting errors? Does the committee wish to recommend that the first error be corrected by amending instrument rather than by correction slip? Does the committee wish to welcome the Scottish Government's commitment to correct the second error by correction slip? The next instrument is the Equine Animal Identification Scotland Regulations SSI 2019-30. Those make provision for the enforcement of the EU horse passport regulation, which seeks to enhance controls on the supply, use and quality of horse passports in response to issues identified after the 2013 horse meet scandal. The instrument contains provisions that impose legal duties, the breach of which constitutes an offence, however it could be clearer on whom the duty falls. Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament under reporting ground H in respect of the instance where the form of regulation 11.4 could be clearer? Given that this matter concerns an offence provision, does the committee wish to recommend that the Scottish Government brings forward an amendment at the earliest opportunity? The next instrument is the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Scotland Amendment Regulations SSI 2019-32. That amends the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Scotland Regulations 2012 in order to provide for the execution and enforcement of certain European Commission regulations regarding food contact materials. There is an error that has been identified in Regulation 4 of the regulations. Again, it is outlined in your papers and you can see it. Does the committee wish to report the instrument to the Parliament on the general reporting ground in respect of the error in Regulation 4? Does the committee wish to call on the Scottish Government to correct this error at the next legislative opportunity? We are getting there, folks. No points have been raised on the other negative instruments on our agenda. SSIs 2019-37 to 44, 48, 50, 53, 55 and 57 is the committee content with these instruments. Agender items 6, the Fuel Poverty Bill, and the Scottish Government's response to our stage 1 report. Do we wish to note that? Okay. Thank you and I'll close the meeting.