Parliamentary History
83.The following is a list of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for the Act and significant documents connected to the Bill published by the Parliament during the Bill’s parliamentary passage.
| Proceedings and reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Bill as introduced – 7 October 2021 | SP Bill 4, Session 6 (2021) |
| Policy Memorandum | SP Bill 4—PM Session 6 (2021) |
| Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 4—EN Session 6 (2021) |
| Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 4—FM Session 6 (2021) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 4—DPM Session 6 (2021) |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee | |
| 9th Meeting 2021, 3 November 2021 | Col 1 - 22 |
| 2nd Meeting 2022, 19 January 2022 | Col 1 - 35 |
| 3rd Meeting 2022, 26 January 2022 | Col 1 - 57 |
| 4th Meeting 2022, 2 February 2022 | Col 2 - 56 |
| 5th Meeting 2022, 9 February 2022 | Col 42 - 66 |
| 6th Meeting 2022, 23 February 2022 | Col 1 - 34 |
| 8th Meeting 2022, 9 March 2022 | In private |
| 9th Meeting 2022, 16 March 2022 | In private |
| Stage 1 Report on the Bill, 17 March 2022 | SP Paper 141 – 3rd Report, 2022 (Session 6) |
| (b) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| 10th Meeting 2021, 16 November 2021 | In private |
| 2nd Meeting 2022, 18 January 2022 | In private |
| Stage 1 Report on the Bill, 2 February 2022 | SP Paper 94 - 7th Report, 2022 (Session 5) |
| (c) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate on the Bill, 22 March 2022 | Col 29 - 74, 79 |
| Motion on financial resolution, 24 March 2022 | Col 124 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| (a) Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee | |
| Meeting on amendments at Stage 2, 15th Meeting 2022, 11 May 2022 | Col 4 - 74 |
| Marshalled List of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 4—ML Session 6 (2022) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 4—G Session 6 (2022) |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Bill 4 – Session 6 (2022) |
| Revised Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 4—EN Session 6 (2022) |
| Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 4—DPM Session 6 (2022) |
| (b) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| 17th Meeting 2022, 24 May 2022 | In private |
| Report on the Bill as amended, 8 June 2022 | SP Paper 189 - 34th Report, 2022 (Session 6) |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 4—ML Session 6 (2022) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 4—G Session 6 (2022) |
| Stage 3 (consideration of amendments | Col 44 - 176 |
| Stage 3 (debate) | Col 71 – 95; 100 – 102 |
| Bill as passed – 15 June 2022 | SP Bill 4 - Session 6 (2022) |
| Royal Assent | |
| Royal Assent – 26 July 2022 | 2022 asp 5 |
