7.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Briefing on the proposed Bill to the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development | 3 November 2015 |
| First Stage | 9 November 2015 |
| Second Stage | 17 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | 24 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Local Rural Support Networks | 24 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Rural Development Council and the Rural Community Network | 24 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Northern Ireland Local Government Association and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives Northern Ireland | 24 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Ulster Farmers’ Union and the Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association | 24 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of evidence and key issues | 1 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | 8 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage – informal clause-by-clause consideration | 14 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage – formal clause-by-clause consideration | 12 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of committee report | 19 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage – agreement of committee report | 26 January 2016 |
| Committee’s report on the Act – report number NIA 288/11-16 | 26 January 2016 |
| Consideration Stage | 15 February 2016 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 29 February 2016 |
| Final Stage | 8 March 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 9 May 2016 |