A SCOTTISH Parliament committee will hear evidence from a number of experts on whether the emergency coronavirus legislation should continue.
Donald Cameron, the newly elected convener of Holyrood's Covid-19 Committee, said the MSPs would continue their scrutiny of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts.
The legislation granted new powers to deal with the pandemic but it is due to be reviewed on September 30.
The committee will hear from public health professor Linda Bauld of Edinburgh University, the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Trades Union Congress next week.
Constitution Secretary Michael Russell will appear before the committee the following week.
The Scottish Government has said it intends to extend the emergency measures for another six months.
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Cameron said: "This legislation was forged in the early days of lockdown, using emergency processes, to deal with what was a fast emerging and very serious threat.
"Rightly, since then it has been regularly reviewed and its use has changed, as we have been able to ease the very strict and blanket restrictions needed early on.
"As we near the six-month point at which the legislation must be reviewed, and the government has announced its intention to extend its lifetime for at least another six months, it's right we pause, listen to stakeholders, and reflect on whether we are happy to back the government's request, or wish to suggest further changes."
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