18.The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this 2012 Act, the dates on which the proceedings at that Stage took place, and the references to the official report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and references to those reports and other papers.
| PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| Introduction – 31 October 2011 | Bill as introduced (SP Bill 3) |
| STAGE 1 | |
| Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee (lead) | |
| 1st Meeting, Wednesday 11th January 2012 | col. 500- 509 |
| 2nd Meeting, Wednesday 18th January 2012 | col. 520 -540 |
| 3rd Meeting, Wednesday 25th January 2012 | col. 560 - 578 |
| 3rd Report, 2012, Stage 1 Report on the Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill | 24th February 2012 (SP Paper79) |
| Finance Committee | |
| 10th Meeting, 16th November 2011 | Minutes,paragraph 5. |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate, 28th March 2012 | Official report cols. 7761 - 7793 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee | |
| 13th Meeting, Wednesday 9th May 2012 | Col. 921- 925 |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | Bill as amended at Stage 2 |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate – 7th June 2012 | Official Report, 7th June 2012 |
| Royal Assent, 12 July 2012 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/6/contents |