Parliamentary History
80.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. The Act was passed under the procedure for Emergency Bills.
| Proceedings and reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Bill | SP Bill 53 Session 6 (2024) |
| Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 53-EN Session 6 (2024) |
| Policy Memorandum | SP Bill 53-PM Session 6 (2024) |
| Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 53-FM Session 6 (2024) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 53-DPM Session 6 (2024) |
| Statements on Legislative Competence | SP Bill 53-LC Session 6 (2024) |
| Emergency Bill motion | |
| Emergency Bill debate, 20 November 2024 | Official report, cols 73 – 85 |
| Stage 1 | |
| Stage 1 debate, 21 November 2024 | Official report, cols 67 – 115 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 53-ML Session 6 (2024) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 53-G Session 6 (2024) |
| Consideration of amendments at Stage 2, 26 November 2024 | Official report, cols 10 – 80 |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Bill 53A Session 6 (2024) |
| Stage 3 | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 53A – ML Session 6 (2024) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 53A – G Session 6 (2024) |
| Consideration of amendments at Stage 3, 26 November 2024 | Official report, cols 81 – 89 |
| Stage 3 debate, 26 November 2024 | Official report, cols 91 – 109 |
| Bill as passed | SP Bill 53B – Session 6 (2024) |
| Royal Assent | |
| Royal Assent – 22 January 2025 | 2025 asp 1 |