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Proceeding contribution from Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 2 February 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Scotland Bill.

Scotland Bill

I am genuinely trying to understand this. If the Scottish Parliament was to have power to regulate those ““less dangerous”” air weapons, how would it do that without having a licensing scheme? If my noble and learned friend’s argument is that they are required to be part of a licensing scheme, I do not understand the logic of it. If the Government’s view is that the Scottish Parliament ought to have this responsibility, is the Minister saying that it can only have responsibility for weapons if they are not very dangerous? It seems to be a little illogical to me.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c1684 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Devolved matters Appeals BBC Broadcasting Devolution Airguns Antarctic Certification Housing Fees and charges Licensing Firearms Human rights Judiciary EU law Energy Legislative competence Housing associations Insolvency Health professions Higher education Franchises Powers Public appointments Nuclear power Railways Loans Ministers Lord Advocate Scotland Regulation Scottish Parliament Supreme Court Students ScotRail BBC Trust Scottish Government Legislative consent motions British students abroad
Legislation
Scotland Bill 2010-12
Link
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