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 proceedings at that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings and the dates on which Committee Reports were published and the references to those Reports.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | 5 April 2001 |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Local Government Committee | 24 April 2001 cols 1812-1833 |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | 17 May 2001 cols 853-880 |
| Stage 2 | 6 June 2001 col 1264 |
| Committee of the whole Parliament | |
| Stage 3: Consideration by the Parliament | 6 June 2001 cols 1265-1267 |
| Royal Assent | 6 July 2001 |