Parliamentary History
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 | |
| 29 September 2003 | SP Bill 09 (Session 2) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Environment & Rural Development Committee | |
| 9th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 29 October 2003, Col 329 – 350 & Minutes |
| 10th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 5 November 2003, Col 351 – 376 & Minutes |
| 11th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 12 November 2003, Col 387 – 421 & Minutes |
| 12th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 19 November 2003, Col 421 – 472 & Minutes |
| 13th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 26 November 2003, Col 499 – 546 & Minutes |
| 16 December 2003: 7th Report 2003 (Session 2): Stage 1 Report on Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill | SP Paper 66 Session 2 (2003) |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 12th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 11 November 2003, Col 191 – 197 & Minutes |
| 13th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 18 November 2003, Col 206 – 209 & Minutes |
| (c)Finance Committee | |
| 13th Meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 11 November 2003, Col 533 – 543 & Minutes |
| (d) Consideration by Parliament | |
| 7 January 2004 | Vol 1 No 43 (Session 2) Col 4518 – 4562 & Minutes |
| Stage 2 | |
| (a) Environment & Rural Development Committee | |
| 3rd Meeting 2004 (Session 2) | 28 January 2004, Col 636 – 674 & Minutes |
| 4th Meeting 2004 (Session 2) | 4 February 2004, Col 676 – 704 & Minutes |
| 5th Meeting 2004 (Session 2) | 11 February 2004, Col 708 – 725 & Minutes |
| 6th Meeting 2004 (Session 2) | 25 February 2004, Col 739 – 780 & Minutes |
| 7th Meeting 2004 (Session 2) | 3 March 2004, Col 781 803 & Minutes |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 13th Meeting 2004 (Session 2) | 20 April 2004, Col 408 |
| 22 April 2004: 16th Report 2004 (Session 2): Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill as Amended at Stage 2 | SP Paper 145 Session 2 (2004) |
| Bill (as Amended at Stage 2) | SP Bill 09A (Session 2) |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| 5 May 2004 | Vol 1 No 71 (Session 2) Col 8038 – 8099 & Minutes |
| Royal Assent – 11 June 2004 |
