Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

1. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 (SSI 2017/42); Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Court of Session and Sheriff Court Amendment) (Pursuers’ Offers) 2017 (SSI 2017/53); Shellfish (Restrictions on Taking by Unlicensed Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/57); Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/58); National Health Service (Payments and Remission of Charges) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/59); Non-Domestic Rates (Renewable Energy Generation Relief) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/60). 2. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 Amendment) (Pursuers’ Offers) 2017 (SSI 2017/52). 3. Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Graham Crombie, Project Manager, Scottish Law Commission; Hector MacQueen, Commissioner, Scottish Law Commission; Catriona Marshall, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate; Jill Clark, Bill Team Leader, Civil Law Reform Unit, Scottish Government. 4. Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 5. Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.