8.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, 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 | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| Bill as introduced – 18 November 2015 | SP Bill 84 – Session 4 (2015) |
| http://www.parliament.scot/S4_Bills/Scottish%20Elections%20(Dates)%20Bill/SPBill84S042015.pdf | |
| Stage One | |
| Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee | |
| 21st Meeting: 3 December 2015 | http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10259&mode=pdf |
| (Column 2-6) | |
| 22nd Meeting: 10 December 2015 | |
| Bill Report: 14 December 2015 | http://www.parliament.scot/S4_StandardsProceduresandPublicAppointmentsCommittee/Reports/SPPAS042015R11.pdf |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage One Debate: 7 January 2016 | http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10293&mode=pdf |
| (Column 34-48) | |
| Stage Two | |
| Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee | |
| 2nd Meeting: 28 January 2016 | http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10340&mode=pdf |
| (Column 3) | |
| Stage Three | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage Three Debate: 25 February 2016 | http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10386&mode=pdf |
| (Columns 68-75) | |
| Bill as Passed: 25 February 2016 | SP Bill 84 Session 4 (2015) |
| Royal Assent | |
| 30 March 2016 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/13/contents/enacted |