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Stage 1 report on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
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Published: Monday 18 Mar 2024 (RAI/S6/24/05)
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Introduction
Consideration by other committees
Consideration by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Consideration by the Finance and Public Administration Committee
The Bill
Background to the Bill
Summary of the Bill's provisions
Issues considered by the Committee
A framework bill
Consultation on secondary legislation
Parliamentary scrutiny of secondary legislation
Part 1 - Objectives and planning
Section 1 - Overarching objectives of agricultural policy
Objective 1 - sustainable and regenerative agriculture
Objective 2 - the production of high-quality food
Objective 3 - on-farm nature restoration, climate mitigation and adaptation
Objective 4 - enabling rural communities to thrive
Potential tensions between the objectives
Potential additional objectives
Section 2 - Rural support plan
Need for greater detail in the Bill on the rural support plan
Consultation on secondary legislation
Monitoring and evaluation of the rural support plan
Parliamentary scrutiny of the rural support plan
Section 3 - Rural support plan: matters to be considered
Part 2 - support for agriculture, rural development and related matters and schedule 1
Section 4 - power to provide support for the purposes in schedule 1
Views on the purposes of support set out in schedule 1
Parliamentary scrutiny of section 4(2) regulations
Section 9 - power to cap support and assistance
Section 13 - regulations about support
Part 3 - powers to modify existing legislation relating to support
Part 4 - miscellaneous
Section 26 - code of practice on sustainable and regenerative agriculture (with reference to Section 7 - guidance)
Section 27 - continuing professional development
Committee consideration
Effective delivery of CPD
Whether CPD should be compulsory
Costs of CPD
Consideration by the DPLRC
Sections 28 to 34 and schedule 2
Costs associated with the Bill
Conclusion
Annexe A: Extract of minutes, Stage 1 inquiry
Annexe B: Extract of minutes, future agricultural policy evidence sessions
Annexe C: Suggestions for schedule 1
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