Parliamentary History
68.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, 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 Act were published, and references to those reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | References |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Bill as introduced – 11 March 2013 | SP Bill 24 – Session 4, 2013 |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee | |
| 6th Meeting 2013, 14 March 2013 | Col 225-256 |
| 7th Meeting 2013, 21 March 2013 | Col 263-294 |
| 8th Meeting 2013, 28 March 2013 | Col 301-324 |
| 9th Meeting 2013, 18 April 2013 | In private |
| 10th Meeting 2013, 25 April 2013 | In private |
| 11th Meeting 2013, 2 May 2013 | In private |
| 1st Report, 2013 (Session 4): stage 1 Report on the Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Bill | Report |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 10th Meeting 2013, 19 March 2013 | Col 846 |
| 12th Meeting 2013, 16 April 2013 | In private |
| (c) Finance Committee | |
| 10th Meeting 2013, 20 March 2013 | Col 2450-2460 |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate – 14 May 2013 | Col 19704-19759 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee | |
| 16th Meeting 2013, 6 June 2013 | Col 517-544 |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Bill 24A – Session 4, 2013 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate – 27 June 2013 | Col 21795-21838 |
| Bill as passed – 27 June 2013 | SP Bill 24B – Session 4, 2013 |
| Royal Assent | |
| 7 August 2013 | Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013 (asp 13) |