Parliamentary History
321.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.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 29 October 2003 | SP Bill 12, 2003 |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Communities Committee | |
| 1st Report, 2004 | 5 March 2004(vol 1) |
| (vol 2) | |
| 8th Meeting, 2003 | 12 November 2003. col 176-182 |
| 9th Meeting, 2003 | 19 November 2003 col 184-220 |
| 10th Meeting, 2003 | 3 December 2003, col 221-272 |
| 11th Meeting, 2003 | 10 December 2003. col 274-318 |
| 12th Meeting, 2003 | 17 December 2003, col 321-372 |
| 1st Meeting, 2004 | 7 January 2004, col 373-428 |
| 2nd Meeting, 2004 | 14 January 2004, col 429-474 |
| 3rd Meeting, 2004 | 21 January 2004, col 475-542 |
| 4th Meeting, 2004 | 28 January 2004, col 543-596 |
| 5th Meeting, 2004 | 3 February 2004, col 597-650 |
| (b) Justice 2 Committee | |
| 14th Meeting, 2003 | 11 November 2004, col 207-217 |
| 15th Meeting, 2003 | 25 November 2004, col 233-259 |
| 17th Meeting, 2003 | 16 December 2004, col 304-355 |
| 1st Meeting, 2004 | 6 January 2004, col 357-442 |
| 2nd Meeting, 2004 | 13 January 2004, col 443-502 |
| (c) Local Government and Transport Committee | |
| 8th Meeting, 2003 | 11 November 2003, col 158-203 |
| 9th Meeting, 2003 | 25 November 2003, col 224-271 |
| (d) Finance Committee | |
| 17th Meeting, 2003 | 9 December 2003, col 708-730 |
| 2nd Meeting, 2004 | 20 January 2004, col 815-849 |
| (e) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 4th Meeting, 2004 | 27 January 2004, col 283-297 |
| 6th Meeting, 2004 | 10 February 2004, col 311-297 |
| 7th Meeting, 2004 | 24 February 2004, col 329-330 |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate and Parliamentary vote | 10 March 2004, col 6438-6478 |
| Stage 2 | |
| (a) Communities Committee | |
| 12th Meeting, 2004 | 17 March 2004, col 718-726 |
| 15th Meeting, 2004 | 21 April 2004, col 793-838 |
| 16th Meeting, 2004 | 28 April 2004, col 861-890 |
| 17th Meeting, 2004 | 5 May 2004, col 897-946 |
| 18th Meeting, 2004 | 12 May 2004, col 950-1025 |
| 19th Meeting, 2004 | 13 May 2004, col 1025-1056 |
| 20th Meeting, 2004 | 13 May 2004, col 1057-1116 |
| 21st Meeting, 2004 | 26 May 2004, col 1117-1200 |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 20th Meeting, 2004 | 8 June 2004, col 1117-1200 |
| 26th Report 2004: Bill as amended at Stage 2 | 15 June 2004 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate and Parliamentary vote | 17 June 2004, col 9164-9226 |
| 17 June 2004, col 9261-9385 | |
| Royal Assent – 26 July 2004 |
