ay ing ▁ ▁The ▁" lay ing " ▁of ▁an ▁S SI ▁is ▁the ▁putting ▁of ▁that ▁S SI ▁before ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁Parliament ' s ▁consideration . ▁The ▁phrase ▁comes ▁from ▁lay ing ▁before ▁the ▁house , ▁which ▁originally ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁placing ▁of ▁a ▁( phys ical ) ▁document ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁chamber . ▁All ▁SS Is ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁laid ▁before ▁Parliament ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ' s ▁standing ▁orders , ▁although ▁not ▁lay ing ▁an ▁S SI ▁before ▁Parliament ▁does ▁not ▁invalid ate ▁it . ▁The ▁date ▁an ▁S SI ▁is ▁laid ▁is ▁also ▁generally ▁the ▁date ▁from ▁which ▁parliament ary ▁scr ut iny ▁may ▁begin . ▁ ▁Sc rut iny ▁ ▁Once ▁an ▁S SI ▁is ▁laid ▁before ▁Parliament , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁scr ut in ised . ▁Sc rut iny ▁is ▁generally ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁De leg ated ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁Law ▁Reform ▁Committee ▁( D PL RC ), ▁which ▁cons iders ▁whether ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Minister s ▁are ▁compet ent ▁in ▁making ▁the ▁S SI ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁S SI ▁of ▁sufficient ▁quality . ▁That ▁is , ▁the ▁committee ▁cons iders ▁whether ▁the ▁Minister s ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁make ▁that ▁S SI ▁under ▁the ▁en abling ▁Act , ▁whether ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁make ▁law ▁in ▁that ▁area ▁under ▁the ▁Scotland ▁Act s , ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁S SI ▁are ▁clear , ▁consistent , ▁and ▁free ▁of ▁typ ographical ▁errors