Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

1. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (Agreements of a Specified Kind) Regulations 2017 [draft]. 2. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/168); Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/171); Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No. 2) Amendment Rules 2017 (SSI 2017/172); Mental Health (Conflict of Interest) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/174); Mental Health (Patient Representation) (Prescribed Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/175); Mental Health (Certificates for Medical Treatment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/176); Milk and Other Products (Pupils in Educational Establishments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/178); Seed (Fees etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/179); Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/187); Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 (SSI 2017/189). 3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/183 (C.15)); Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Lay Representation) 2017 (SSI 2017/186). 4. Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to its Stage 1 report.