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Environment and Rural Development Committee, 22 Jun 2005

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Official Report 313KB pdf

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Subordinate Legislation

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Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/278)<br />Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/279)

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Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/280)<br />Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/281)

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Registration of Fish Sellers and Buyers and Designation of Auction Sites (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/286)

Agenda item 3 is consideration of five items of subordinate legislation, all of which are subject to the negative procedure. The Subordinate Legislation Committee made no comment on the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 or the Seed Potatoes (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, but commented on the other three instruments. Members have an extract of the Subordinate Legislation Committee's report.

In relation to the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2005, I note that there is to be a consolidated approach to pesticides, which I welcome. I found it difficult to evaluate the policy impact of the regulations because the tables in schedule 1 are not accessible to the non-scientist. I hope that a more transparent approach will be taken later in the year.

If members have no comments, is the committee content to make no recommendation on the instruments to the Parliament?

Members indicated agreement.