Parliamentary History
66.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 the proceedings at that stage took place, the references to the Official report of those proceedings, the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Act were published, and references to those Reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 7 February 2005 | Bill as Introduced (SP Bill 36) |
| Preliminary Discussion | |
| Finance Committee | |
| 8th Meeting, 8 March 2005 | Col 2446 |
| Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 8th Meeting, 8 March 2005 | Cols 860-861 |
| Justice 1 Committee | |
| 7th Meeting, 9 March 2005 | Item in private |
| Stage 1 | |
| Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 9th Meeting, 15 March 2005 | Col899 |
| Justice 1 Committee | |
| 8th Meeting, 16 March 2005 | Cols 1613-1646 |
| 11th Meeting, 20 April 2005 | Item in private |
| 13th Meeting, 4 May 2005 | Item in private |
| 14th Meeting, 11 May 2005 | Cols 1787-1840 |
| 15th Meeting, 18 May 2005 | Cols 1841-1900 |
| 17th Meeting, 25 May 2005 | Cols 1921-1976 |
| 18th Meeting, 1 June 2005 | Cols 1977-2023 |
| 19th Meeting, 8 June 2005 | Cols 2026-2048 |
| 20th Meeting, 15 June 2005 | Item in private |
| 21st Meeting, 22 June 2005 | Col 2054 |
| 22nd Meeting, 27 June 2005 | Item in private |
| 23rd Meeting, 29 June 2005 | Item in private |
| 24th Meeting, 30 June 2005 | Item in private |
| 8th Report, 2005 (SP Paper 401) | Volume 1 & Volume 2 |
| 26th Meeting, 14 September 2005 | Cols 2071-2104 |
| 27th Meeting, 21 September 2005 | Cols 2105-2130 |
| Finance Committee | |
| 13th Meeting, 10 May 2005 | Cols 2584-2589 |
| 15th Meeting, 24 May 2005 | Item in private |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate, 15 September 2005 | Cols 19113-19161 |
| Pre-Stage 2 | |
| Justice 1 Committee | |
| 27th Meeting, 21 September 2005 | Cols 2105-2130 |
| 29th Meeting, 28 September 2005 | Cols 2133-2166 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Justice 1 Committee | |
| 30th Meeting, 5 October 2005 | Cols 2168-2180 |
| 34th Meeting, 2 November 2005 | Cols 2184-2235 |
| 36th Meeting, 9 November 2005 | Cols 2239-2293 |
| 37th Meeting, 16 November 2005 | Cols 2295-2336 |
| 38th Meeting, 23 November 2005 | Cols 2343-2400 |
| 39th Meeting, 30 November 2005 | Cols 2401-2412 |
| After Stage 2 | |
| Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 35th Meeting, 13 December 2005 | Cols 1447-1452 |
| 46th Report, 2005 (SP 474) | Report onthe Bill as amendedat Stage 2 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate, 15 December 2005 | Cols 21771-21823 Morning Debate |
| Cols 21880-21958 Afternoon Debate | |
| Cols 21962-21964 Decision Time | |
| Bill Passed 15 December 2005 | Family Law (Scotland) Bill as passed |
| Royal Assent | 20 January 2006 |
