– in the Scottish Parliament at on 6 December 2016.
Kenneth Macintosh
Labour
The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I invite Joe FitzPatrick to move motions S5M-02834, S5M-02835 and S5M-02836, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the Air Weapons Licensing (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 [draft] be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Home Detention Curfew Licence (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2016 [draft] be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Crofting Commission (Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 [draft] be approved.—[
Joe FitzPatrick
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As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
