Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
18th Meeting, 2024
Colin Beattie was invited to declare any relevant interests. Colin said that he had no interests to declare.
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Professor Nick Owens, SSAC Member and Christine Lawson, Head of SSAC Secretariat, Scottish Science Advisory Council;
and then from—
Lin Bunten, Chief Operating Officer, Regulation, Business and Environment and Mike Montague, Aquaculture Specialist, Scottish Environment Protection Agency .
Edward Mountain declared an interest as a partner in a wild salmon fishery.
The Committee considered proposals by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposals—
Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2024
The Committee
The Committee reviewed the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.