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 and 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 May 2001 | SP Bill 29 (Session 1), subsequently 2001 asp 15 |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Local Government Committee | |
| 20th meeting 2001 (Session 1) | 26 June 2001, col 2117 – 2126 & minutes |
| 21st meeting 2001 (Session 1) | 4 September 2001, col 2127 – 2158 & minutes |
| (b) Consideration by Parliament | |
| 27 September 2001 | Col 2969 – 2994 |
| Stage 2 | |
| (c) Committee of the Whole Parliament | 1 November 2001, Col 3632 – 3635 and 3636 - 3639 |
| Royal Assent – 5 December 2001 |