Parliamentary History
12.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, and references to the Official Report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which the Committee reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and references to those reports and papers.
| PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill as introduced - 25 June 2015 | SP Bill 77, Session 4 (2015) |
| SPICe briefing on the Bill – published 1 October 2016 | SPICe Briefing SB 15/62 |
| OBJECTIONS | |
| The objection period ran from 26 June 2015 to 24 August 2015. No admissible objections were lodged | |
| PRELIMINARY STAGE | |
| (a) National Galleries of Scotland Bill Committee | |
| 1st Meeting, 24 September 2015 | 1st Meeting, 24 September 2015 |
| 2nd Meeting, 8 October 2015 (evidence) | 2nd Meeting, 8 October 2015 |
| 3rd Meeting, 29 October 2015 (evidence) | 3rd Meeting, 29 October 2015 |
| 4th Meeting, 12 November 2015 | In private |
| Preliminary Stage Report, published 13 November 2015 | 1st Report, 2015 (Session 4) SP Paper 833 |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Preliminary Stage 1 debate – 3 December 2015 | Cols 36-46 |
| CONSIDERATION STAGE | |
| National Galleries of Scotland Bill Committee | |
| Consideration Stage proceedings – 15 December 2015 | 5th Meeting, 15 December 2015 |
| FINAL STAGE | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Debate on motion to pass Bill – 19 January 2016 | Cols 58 – 64 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 23 February 2016 | National Galleries of Scotland Act 2016 (asp 6) |