Law Reform Committee

HC Deb 15 December 1965 vol 722 cc284-5W

116. Mr. Wylie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the functions envisaged for the Lord Advocate's Law Reform Committee; and whether remits on questions of law reform will be made to this Committee.

Mr. Ross

My right hon. and learned Friend envisages that the Scottish Law Commission will from time to time wish to consult a cross-section of expert legal opinion on topics which it is considering and that the Law Reform Committee would be a convenient body for this purpose. Remits to the Committee would be made by the Lord Advocate on the suggestion of the Commission. This procedure has been agreed with both bodies.

The Committee will remain free to discharge its present function of bringing to the Lord Advocate's attention aspects of the law of Scotland which seems to it to require consideration.