Parliamentary History
172.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 Act’s parliamentary passage.
| Proceedings and reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Bill as Introduced (28 September 2023) | SP Bill 33 (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Policy Memorandum (28 September 2023) | SP Bill 33 – PM (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Explanatory Notes (28 September 2023) | SP Bill 33 – EN (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Financial Memorandum (28 September 2023) | SP Bill 33 – FM (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Statements on Legislative Competence (28 September 2023) | SP Bill 33 – LC (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum (28 September 2023) | SP Bill 33 – DPM (Session 6 (2023)) |
| SPICe Briefing on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill (24 November 2023) | Sb 23-44 |
| Stage One | |
| Rural Affairs and Islands Committee (lead committee) | |
| Consideration in private (25 October 2023) | Minutes of proceedings (RAIC/S6/23/26) |
| Consideration in private (1 November 2023) | Minutes of proceedings (RAIC/S6/23/27) |
| Evidence session (29 November 2023) | Official Report (cols. 1 to 44) |
| Evidence session (6 December 2023) | Official Report (cols. 1 to 54) |
| Evidence session (13 December 2023) | Official Report (cols. 5 to 74) |
| Evidence session (20 December 2023) | Official Report (cols. 2 to 55) |
| Evidence session (31 January 2024) | Official Report (cols. 2 to 54) |
| Evidence session (21 February 2024) | Official Report (cols. 2 to 47) |
| Consideration in private (6 March 2024) | |
| Consideration in private (13 March 2024) | Minutes of proceedings (RAIC/S6/24/8) |
| Stage 1 report (26 January 2024) | SP Paper 553, 5th Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| Consideration in private (19 December 2023) | Minutes of proceedings (DPLRC/S6/23/35) |
| Consideration in private (23 January 2024) | Minutes of proceedings (DPLRC/S6/24/3) |
| Report on delegated powers provisions in the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 (18 March 2024) | SP Paper 515, 6th Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| Whole Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate (27 March 2024) | Official Report (cols. 22 to 72) |
| Stage 2 | |
| First marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2 (2 May 2024) | SP Bill 33 – ML1 (Session 6 (2024)) |
| First groupings of amendments for Stage 2 (2 May 2024) | SP Bill 33 – G1 (Session 6 (2024)) |
| First meeting on amendments (8 May 2024) | Official Report (cols. 1 to 90) |
| Second marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2 (10 May 2024) | SP Bill 33 – ML2 (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Second groupings of amendments for Stage 2 (10 May 2024) | SP Bill 33 – G2 (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Second meeting on amendments (15 May 2024) | Official Report (cols. 3 to 92) |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 (15 May 2024) | SP Bill 33A – amended Bill (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Revised Explanatory Notes (11 June 2024) | SP Bill 33A – EN (Session 6 (2024))3 |
| Consideration in private (11 June 2024) | Minutes of proceedings (DPLRC/S6/24/20) |
| Report on delegated powers in the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2) (14 June 2024) | SP Paper 621, 44th Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| Stage 3 | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 (12 June 2024) | SP Bill 33A – ML (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Timed groupings of amendments for Stage 3 (17 June 2024) | SP Bill 33A – GL (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Consideration of amendments and debate (18 June 2024) | Official Report (cols. 18 to 199) |
| Bill as passed (18 June 2024) | SP Bill 33B (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Royal Assent | |
| Royal Assent (30 July 2024) | Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11) |