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Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021
The Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 17) is an act of the Scottish Parliament which seeks to re-balance the relationship between the landlords of tied pubs and their tenants. History At stage 1, the Economy and Fair Work Committee commended the intent behind the bill, but did not agree that legislation is required, and did not support the general principles of the bill. The report did describe that the establishment of a statutory code, an independent adjudicator and a market only rent option were welcome and overdue measures for a minority of committee members. In 2023, senior judge has passed an interim order preventing the Scottish government from introducing regulations under the Act. The Act was ruled to be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. The first Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator, Sarah Havlin was appointed in April 2024 for a period of three years. Provisions The Act requires the Scottish Government to publish a Scottish Pubs Code and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Bibby
Neil James Bibby (born 6 September 1983) is a Scottish Labour co-operative politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2011. Early life and career Born in Paisley, Bibby grew up in Renfrewshire and went to the University of Glasgow. He had been Chair of Young Labour UK and Chair of Scottish Labour Students. In 2007 he was elected to Renfrewshire Council in the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch ward. Before becoming elected to the Scottish Parliament he worked for Jim Murphy MP and Ken Macintosh MSP. Member of the Scottish Parliament Bibby was elected to the Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election to represent the West Scotland region, as the Labour Party returned three members from its regional list. He did not contest the 2012 Renfrewshire Council election, with one of the seats in the ward won for Labour by his father Derek. Bibby was previously the Scottish Labour Chief Whip and also serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act Of The Scottish Parliament
An act of the Scottish Parliament () is primary legislation made by the Scottish Parliament. The power to create acts was conferred to the Parliament by section 28 of the Scotland Act 1998 following the successful 1997 Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 referendum on devolution. Prior to the establishment of the Parliament under the 1998 act, all Union of 1707, post-union laws specific to Scotland were passed at the Westminster Parliament. Although the Westminster Parliament has retained the ability to legislate for Scotland, by Sewel convention, convention it does not do so without the Legislative consent motion, consent of the Scottish Parliament. Since the passing of the 1998 act, the Westminster Parliament has passed five public general acts that apply only to Scotland. A draft act is known as a bill. Once it is passed by the Scottish Parliament and receives royal assent, the bill becomes an act and is then a part of Scots Law. Classification of legislation Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Business, Enterprise And Employment Act 2015
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, also referred to as SBEE, received Royal Assent in March 2015. Its contents include regulatory reform (part 2), public sector procurement (part 3) and company director disqualification issues (part 9). Provisions Business impact target Part 2 contained provision for the government to publish a "business impact target", which is Statutory guidance on this duty was published in January 2019. The relevant legislative provisions, namely section 21 to 27 of the 2015 Act were repealed and the business impact target itself was abolished by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. Public sector procurement Part 3 concerns powers to make further regulations regarding public sector procurement, including processes for entering into contracts and contract management (section 39) and investigations into procurement functions (section 40). One of the particular objectives underlying potential regulations would be to ensure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pubs Code Regulations 2016
The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016 were introduced by the UK Government as part of the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. The code was passed on 14 June 2016 and implemented on 21 July 2016. The code regulates the relationship between pub tenants and the large pub owning companies, known as pubcos. A pubco rents out a pub to a tenant and then sells them the pubs supplies, known as tied products. This makes the pub what is called a Tied house. The tenant is obligated to buy these supplies from the pubco. The code establishes the right of a tied tenant to take a free of tie rent option at certain trigger points, known as the Market Rent Only (MRO) option. The code also mandates that the affected pubcos must provide information to new tenants on how the landlord / tenant relationship is conducted. The code applies only to tenants of pubcos owning over 500 pubs The regulated pubcos are: * Greene King (including Spirit Pub Company which they own) * Marston's * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acts Of The Scottish Parliament 2021
The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts, by the same anonymous author. Traditionally, the author is believed to be Luke the Evangelist, a doctor who travelled with Paul the Apostle. It is usually dated to around 80–90 AD, although some scholars suggest 110–120 AD.Tyson, Joseph B., (April 2011)"When and Why Was the Acts of the Apostles Written?" in: The Bible and Interpretation: "...A growing number of scholars prefer a late date for the composition of Acts, i.e., c. 110–120 CE. Three factors support such a date. First, Acts seems to be unknown before the last half of the second century. Second, compelling arguments can be made that the author of Acts was acquainted with some materials written by Josephus, who completed his Antiquities of the Jews in 93 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
