Section 62 – Short title and commencement
133.This section gives the Act the title of Local Government in Scotland Act 2003. The section allows the Scottish Ministers to set different dates to commence different provisions of the Act by order.
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SCOTLAND ACT 2003 The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this Act, the dates on which proceedings at that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings and the dates on which Committee Reports were published and the references to those Reports. | |
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Local Government Committee | |
| 13th Report, 2002 | 23 September 2002 |
| 16th Meeting, 2002 | 5 June 2002, cols 2980-3026 |
| 17th Meeting, 2002 | 11 June 2002, cols 3050-end |
| 18th Meeting, 2002 | 18 June 2002, cols 3070-end |
| 19th Meeting, 2002 | 25 June 2002, cols 3130-end |
| Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 23rd Meeting, 2002 | 3 September 2002, cols 987-988 |
| 24th Meeting, 2002 | 10 September 2002, col 999 |
| Health and Community Care Committee | |
| 26th Meeting, 2002 | 26 June 2002, cols 2878-end |
| Equal Opportunities Committee | |
| 11th Meeting, 2002 | 11 June 2002, cols 1508-end |
| 12th Meeting, 2002 | 25 June 2002, cols 1526-1537 |
| 13th Meeting, 2002 | 3 September 2002, col 1542-end |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 2 | |
| (a) Local Government Committee | |
| 30th Meeting, 2002 | 26 November 2002, cols 3566-3579 |
| 29th Meeting 2002 | 19 November 2002, cols 3491-3516 |
| 28th Meeting 2002 | 12 November 2002, cols 3448-3463 |
| 27th Meeting 2002 | 5 November 2002, cols 3402-3429 |
| Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 2nd Report 2003: Local Government in Scotland Bill as amended at Stage 2 Delegated Powers Scrutiny | 8 January 2003 |
| 1st Meeting 2003 | 7 January 2003, cols 1148-1152 |
| 36th Meeting 2002 | 17 December 2002, cols 1130-1135 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate and Parliamentary vote | 8 January 2003, cols 16711-16775 |
| Royal Assent- 11 February 2003 |
