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; the references to the Official Report of those proceedings; and the dates on which Committee Reports were published and the references to those Reports.
25 May 2000 SP Bill 17 (Session 1)
18th Meeting, 2000 15 May 2000, cols 1252 – 1261
19th Meeting, 2000 22 May 2000, cols 1273 – 1309
20th Meeting, 2000 30 May 2000, cols 1313 – 1353
6th Report 2000 16 June 2000, SP Paper 147
19th Meeting, 2000 6 June 2000, cols 214–232; 236 - 241
22 June 2000 cols 726 - 766
23rd Meeting, 2000 21 June, col 1450
24th Meeting, 2000 27 June, cols 1504 - 1542
23rd Meeting, 2000 4 July 2000, cols 267 – 268
29th Report, 2000 5 July 2000
5 July 2000 cols 1009 - 1060
Royal Assent 9 August 2000