Parliamentary History
81.The table below sets out, for each stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for the Act, the dates on which the proceedings at that stage took place, the reference to the Official report of those proceedings and the dates on which the Committee reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published.
| Proceedings and Reports | References |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Bill as introduced, 26 October 2011 | SP Bill 2 |
| SPICe Briefing, 1 February 2012 | Sb-12-10 |
| Stage 1 | |
| Education and Culture Committee | |
| 5th meeting 2012 (session 4), 7 February 2012 | Col 687 |
| 6th meeting, 21 February 2012 | Col 730 |
| 4th report, Education and Culture Committee | SP Paper 88 |
| Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 12th meeting, 22 November 2011 | Col 161 |
| 15th meeting, 13 December 2011 | Col 199 (item in private) |
| 21st report, Subordinate Legislation Committee | Report on the National Library of Scotland Bill |
| Finance Committee | |
| 1st meeting, 11 January 2012 | Col 470 (item in private) |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| 15 March 2012 | Official Report - Stage 1 debate |
| Stage 2 | |
| Education and Culture Committee | |
| 12th meeting, 24 April 2012 | Col 971 |
| Bill, as amended at Stage 2, 25 April 2012 | SP Bill 2A |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| 16 May 2012 | Official Report - Stage 3 debate |
| Bill, as passed, 16 May 2012 | SP Bill 2B |
| Royal Assent | |
| 21st June 2012 | The Act |