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Transcript: Transcript for 28/01/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Dawn Bowden AM and Suzy Davies AM.

13.00

2.

Legislation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 4

Kay Powell, Law Society

Osian Roberts, Law Society

Trevor Coxon, Law Society

 

CLA(5)-04-19 – Briefing

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 1 - Written evidence Law Society

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 1 Annex A

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee took evidence from Kay Powell, Osian Roberts and Tervor Coxon from the Law Society.

13.45

3.

Legislation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Rob Sherrington, Citizen’s Advice Cymru;

Callum Higgins, Citizen’s Advice Cymru

Professor Richard Owen, Swansea Law Clinic;

Tahmid Miah, Swansea Law Clinic

 

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 2 – Written evidence Swansea Law Clinic

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee took evidence from Rob Sherrington and Callum Higgins from Citizen’s Advice Cymru; and Professor Richard Owen and  Tahmid Miah from Swansea Law Clinic.

 

The Committee agreed to adjourn for 10 minutes

 

14.30

4.

Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 3 – Statutory instruments with clear reports

Supporting documents:

4.1

SL(5)302 - The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Classes of Fireplace) (Wales) Order 2019

4.2

SL(5)305 - The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2019

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

5.1

SL(5)301 - The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Wales) Regulations 2019

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 4 – Report

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 5 - Regulations

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 6 – Explanatory Memorandum

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instrument and will report to the Assembly in line with the technical point identified.

6.

Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 but have implications as a result of the UK exiting the EU

6.1

SL(5)303 - The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2019

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 7 - Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instrument and will report to the Assembly to highlight issues as a result of the UK exiting the EU.

7.

Proposed negative instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.3B

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 8 – Proposed Negative instruments with clear reports

Supporting documents:

7.1

pNeg(5)11 - The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes and the Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

7.2

pNeg(5)12 - The Exotic Diseases in Animals (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

7.3

pNeg(5)13 - The Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

7.4

pNeg(5)14 - The Nutrition (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Minutes:

The Committee considered the proposed negative instruments and was content.

8.

Written statements under Standing Order 30C

8.1

WS-30C(5)75 - The Environment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

CLA(5)-04-19 - Paper 9 – Statement

CLA(5)-04-19 - Paper 10 - Commentary

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the written statement and commentary. It agreed to write to the Minister seeking clarification on certain issues.

8.2

WS-30C-076 - The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“2019 Regulations”)

CLA(5)-04-19 -Paper 11 – Statement

CLA(5)-04-19 -Paper 12 - Commentary

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the written statement and the commentary.

8.3

WS-30C(5)77 - The Nutrition (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 13 – Statement

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 14 - Commentary

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the written statement and commentary. It agreed to write to the Minister seeking clarification on certain issues.

 

9.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Minutes:

The motion was agreed.

10.

Legislation (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

The Committee considered the evidence received.

11.

Inter-Institutional Agreement: Draft Report

CLA(5)-04-19 - Paper 15 – Draft Report

Minutes:

The Committee considered and agreed its report.

12.

Review of Statutory Instruments requiring Consent: Brexit and Written Statements made under Standing Order 30C: Draft Report

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 16- Draft Report

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 17- Letter from the First Minister to the Llywydd, the role of the Assembly and its committees in scrutinising Brexit-related legislation, 11 January 2019

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 18- Letter from the Llywydd to the First Minister, the role of the Assembly and its committees in scrutinising Brexit-related legislation, 4 December 2018

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered and agreed its report.

13.

A Speakers' Conference - consideration of draft report to the Llywydd

CLA(5)-04-19 – Paper 19 – Draft report

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report and agreed to send to the Llywydd.

5.

Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3