Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act (asp 7) which received Royal Assent on 25 June 2009

Section 26: Short title and commencement

64. This section allows the Scottish Ministers to set different dates to commence different provisions of the Act by order, other than sections 24, 25 and 26 which will come into force on Royal Assent.

Parliamentary Stages

Bill Stage	Date	Official report
Finance Committee – approach to Financial Memorandum	28 October 2008	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/finance/or-08/fi08-2402.htm#Col750
Subordinate Legislation Committee - consideration of the Bill at stage 1	4 November 2008	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/subleg/or-08/su08-3002.htm#Col406
ELLC Committee – informal roundtable discussion with stakeholders	26 November 2008	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/inquiries/asl%20bill/Informalsession.pdf
Stage 1: ELLC Committee evidence session - Scottish Government officials	3 December 2008	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-08/ed08-2902.htm#Col1719
Stage 1: ELLC Committee evidence session - Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland	10 December 2008	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-08/ed08-3002.htm#Col1755
Stage 1: ELLC Committee evidence session - ISEA(Scotland) and Govan Law Centre	17 December 2008	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-08/ed08-3102.htm#Col1832
Stage 1: ELLC Committee evidence session - 3 local authorities and ADES	14 January 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-09/ed09-0102.htm#Col1860
Stage 1: ELLC Committee evidence session - Minister for Children and Early Years	21 January 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-09/ed09-0202.htm#Col1904
Stage 1: ELLC Committee Report	10 February 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/reports-09/edr09-02.htm#2
Stage 1: debate	4 March 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0304-02.htm#Col15365
Stage 2: ELLC Committee session 1	25 March 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-09/ed09-1002.htm#Col2151
Stage 2: ELLC Committee session 2 (‘informal’ session)	22 April 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-09/ed09-1102.htm#Col2171
Stage 2: ELLC Committee session 3	29 April 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ellc/or-09/ed09-1202.htm#Col2226
Stage 3: debate	20 May 2009	http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0520-02.htm#Col17576
Royal Assent	25 June 2009