Scotland Act 2012
Government Bill
(Scotland Office)
What is this Bill?
The Scotland Act 2012 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 30 November 2010 and became an Act of Parliament on 1 May 2012.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Amendment paper
24/04/2012
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
1st May 2012
Royal Assent (Commons)
26th April 2012
Consideration of Lords amendmentsPing Pong (Commons)
26th April 2012
Programme motionProgramme (No.3) motion
26th April 2012
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 101KB)
25th April 2012
Bills
Bill 334 2010-12 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
25th April 2012
Explanatory Notes
Bill 334 2010-12 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill)
24th April 2012
3rd reading (Lords)
24th April 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 23 April 2012
19th April 2012
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on amendments in the House of Lords
19th April 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 18 April 2012
29th March 2012
Bills
HL Bill 138 2010-12 [as amended on Report]
28th March 2012
Report stage:Report: 2nd sitting (Lords)
27th March 2012
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 26 March 2012
26th March 2012
Report stage:Report: 1st sitting (Lords)
26th March 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 23 March 2012
23rd March 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 22 March 2012
22nd March 2012
Bills
HL Bill 136 2010-12 (as Amended in Committee)
21st March 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 5th sitting (Lords)
21st March 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be Moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List) as at 20 March 2012
20th March 2012
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 19 March 2012
15th March 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 4th sitting (Lords)
15th March 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 14 March 2012
14th March 2012
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 13 March 2012
9th March 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 8 March 2012
8th March 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 7 March 2012
7th March 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 6 March 2012
28th February 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 3rd sitting (Lords)
28th February 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 27 February 2012
27th February 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 24 February 2012
16th February 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 15 February 2012
13th February 2012
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 10 February 2012
2nd February 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Lords)
1st February 2012
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 31 January 2012
30th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List) as at 30 January 2012
27th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List) as at 26 January 2012
26th January 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Lords)
25th January 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 24 January 2012
24th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 23 January 2012
20th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 19 January 2012
13th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 12 January 2012
11th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 10 January 2012
23rd December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 22 December 2011
20th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 19 December 2011
2nd December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be Moved in Committee as at 1 December 2011
10th November 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 9 November 2011
3rd November 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 2 November 2011
28th October 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 27 October 2011
14th October 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 13 October 2011
16th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 15 September 2011
15th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 14 September 2011
14th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 13 September 2011
8th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be Moved in Committee as at 7 September 2011
6th September 2011
2nd reading (Lords)
4th July 2011
Impact Assessments
Summary Impact Assessment (PDF, 1MB)
23rd June 2011
Explanatory Notes
HL BILL 79 EN
23rd June 2011
Bills
HL Bill 79 2010-12 (as brought from the Commons on 22 June 2011)
22nd June 2011
1st reading (Lords)
21st June 2011
3rd reading (Commons)
21st June 2011
Report stage (Commons)
21st June 2011
Programme motionProgramme (No. 2) motion
21st June 2011
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 21 June 2011
21st June 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 84KB)
20th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 17 June 2011
17th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 16 June 2011
16th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 15 June 2011
15th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 14 June 2011
13th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 10 June 2011
10th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 9 June 2011
18th March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 17 March 2011
17th March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 16 March 2011
16th March 2011
Bills
Bill 164 2010-11 (as amended in the Committee)
16th March 2011
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Scotland Bill, showing changes made in Committee of the whole House (PDF, 357KB)
16th March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 15 March 2011
15th March 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 3rd sitting (Commons)
15th March 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Committee of the whole House: Third Day (PDF, 111KB)
15th March 2011
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House as at 15 March 2011
14th March 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Commons)
14th March 2011
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House as at 14 March 2011
14th March 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Committee of the whole House: Second and Third Days (PDF, 132KB)
11th March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 10 March 2011
9th March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 8 March 2011
8th March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 7 March 2011
7th March 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Commons)
7th March 2011
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House as at 7 March 2011
7th March 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Committee of the whole House: First Day (PDF, 120KB)
4th March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 3 March 2011
3rd March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 2 March 2011
2nd March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 1 March 2011
1st March 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 28 February 2011
3rd February 2011
Press notices
Comons news: Second reading of Scotland Bill
3rd February 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 2 February 2011
28th January 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 27 January 2011
27th January 2011
2nd reading (Commons)
27th January 2011
Money resolution
27th January 2011
Programme motion
30th November 2010
1st reading (Commons)
30th November 2010
Explanatory Notes
Bill 115 EN 2010-11
30th November 2010
Bills
Bill 115 2010-11 as introduced