TWENTY-FIRST REPORT
19 May 1998
BY THE
SELECT COMMITTEE
APPOINTED TO
REPORT WHETHER
THE PROVISIONS
OF ANY
BILL INAPPROPRIATELY
DELEGATE LEGISLATIVE
POWER, OR
WHETHER THEY
SUBJECT THE
EXERCISE OF
LEGISLATIVE POWER
TO AN
INAPPROPRIATE DEGREE
OF PARLIAMENTARY
SCRUTINY; TO
REPORT ON
DOCUMENTS LAID
BEFORE PARLIAMENT
UNDER SECTION
3(3) OF THE
DEREGULATION AND
CONTRACTING OUT
ACT 1994 AND
ON DRAFT
ORDERS LAID
UNDER SECTION
1(4) OF THAT
ACT; AND
TO PERFORM,
IN RESPECT
OF SUCH
DOCUMENTS AND
ORDERS, THE
FUNCTIONS PERFORMED
IN RESPECT
OF OTHER
INSTRUMENTS BY
THE JOINT
COMMITTEE ON
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.
DRAFT DEREGULATION (METHYLATED SPIRITS
SALE BY RETAIL) (SCOTLAND) ORDER 1998
1. The Deregulation and Contracting Out
Act 1994 provides a two-stage process for the parliamentary scrutiny
of deregulation orders. A document containing the proposal is
laid under section 3(3) of the Act in the form of a draft of the
order, together with explanatory material; and we and the Commons
equivalent committee have 60 days in which to consider and report
on it. The Government then lay under section 1(4) of the Act a
draft order, either in its original form or amended to take account
of the two committees' views, for approval by resolution of each
House. In the Lords a motion to approve a draft order can only
be moved after we have made a second report on it.[1]
2. The proposal for the draft Deregulation
(Methylated Spirits Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Order was laid
before Parliament under section 3(3) of the 1994 Act on 26 January
1998. We reported on the proposal in our 13th report of this session,
dated 25th February 1998.[2]
The proposal was acceptable to us in the form in which it was
laid, without amendment. No amendments have been made to it since
then. The Committee therefore reports that the draft order
is in a form satisfactory to be submitted to the House for affirmative
resolution.
3. We are required by our terms of reference
to perform, in respect of documents and orders laid under section
1(4) of the 1994 Act, the functions performed in respect of other
instruments by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments. The
Committee has concluded that there is nothing in the draft order
which the Joint Committee would have needed to draw to the attention
of each House.
1 Standing Order 70(1)(b). Back
2
HL Paper 75. Back
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