Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Time for Compliance) Regulations 2016 [draft]; Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2016 [draft]; Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Fixed Penalty Notices) Regulations 2016 [draft]; Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 [draft]; Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Scottish Fiscal Commission as Specified Authority) Order 2016 [draft]; Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 [draft]. 3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Children’s Services Planning (Specified Date) (Scotland) Order 2016 (SSI 2016/255); Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/257); Representation of the People (Variation of Limit of Candidates’ Local Government Election Expenses) (Scotland) Order 2016 (SSI 2016/263); General Dental Council (Fitness to Practice) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2016 (SI 2016/902). 4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Act of Sederunt (Lay Representation for Non-Natural Persons) 2016 (SSI 2016/243); Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 12 and Saving Provision) Order 2016 (SSI 2016/254 (C.22)); Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/256 (C.23)); Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/259 (C.24)); Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/262 (C.25)). 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.