http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/36/enactedScotland Act 1998LegislationKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2022-10-18 Scotland Act 1998s. 80C(2B)(2BA)Finance Act 2026Sch. 2 para. 1s. 8(2)-(4) Part I 36 1 Standing orders shall include provision— a for general debate on a Bill with an opportunity for members to vote on its general principles, b for the consideration of, and an opportunity for members to vote on, the details of a Bill, and c for a final stage at which a Bill can be passed or rejected. 2 Subsection (1) does not prevent standing orders making provision to enable the Parliament to expedite proceedings in relation to a particular Bill. 3 Standing orders may make provision different from that required by subsection (1) for the procedure applicable to Bills of any of the following kinds— a Bills which restate the law, b Bills which repeal spent enactments, c private Bills. 4 Standing orders shall provide for an opportunity for the reconsideration of a Bill after its passing if (and only if)— a the Judicial Committee decide that the Bill or any provision of it would not be within the legislative competence of the Parliament, b a reference made in relation to the Bill under section 33 is withdrawn following a request for withdrawal of the reference under section 34(2)(b), or c an order is made in relation to the Bill under section 35. 5 Standing orders shall, in particular, ensure that any Bill amended on reconsideration is subject to a final stage at which it can be approved or rejected. 6 References in subsection (4), sections 28(2) and 38(1)(a) and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the passing of a Bill shall, in the case of a Bill which has been amended on reconsideration, be read as references to the approval of the Bill.