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Anonymous Coward User ID: 382282 United Kingdom 02/28/2008 03:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The time is ripe to review our energy powers Click on thumbnail to view image Click on thumbnail to view image Click on thumbnail to view image Click on thumbnail to view image « Previous « Previous Next » Next » View Gallery By GORDON DOWNIE GORDON DOWNIE reviews the present legislative framework surrounding 'devolved' and 'reserved' powers, especially involving energy production ENERGY policy has become an increasingly hot topic with the recent publication of both the European Union's third energy package and the UK government's energy bill. The Scottish Government, not wanting to be outdone by its counterparts in Westminster and Brussels, has been ploughing its own furrow, developing a renewable-energy target of 50 per cent by 2020. The existence of that Scottish target poses the question: "What is the legal basis for a Scottish energy policy?" The Scotland Act 1998 established the powers of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. Essentially, the Scottish Government can act in any area that is not reserved to Westminster (listed as a reserved item in the Scotland Act). In relation to energy, there are a number of such specific reservations to Westminster, including the generation of electricity. This does not, however, mean that Scottish ministers cannot influence energy policy; they can, but only in a more indirect fashion. As a result, this can be confusing. Because the Scottish economy does not operate in neat legal silos of reserved and not-reserved matters, actions taken by the Scottish ministers or the Scottish Parliament in areas that are not reserved may have an impact on the development of UK government policy in those that are. For example, Scottish ministers potentially have the ability to shape the direction of energy generation by using the planning system to prevent further nuclear development in Scotland. Cont... [link to news.scotsman.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 330782 United States 02/28/2008 11:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Florida and now Scotland, watch for more Quoting: The Bird said... 382303to come. If Bird were preparing for war first thing Bird would do is take reactors offline. But then Bird just a bird what he know ? ~POO-TEE-WEET~ . Pro-Tee-weet. Take them offline so they are at least not HOT when they get hit with those 10,000 pounder bunker busters. |