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Notices of Amendments: 19 June 2015
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“Scottish Government review of measures taken to promote gender equality

in Scottish Parliament

Scottish Ministers shall, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed,

publish and lay before the Scottish Parliament a comprehensive review of the

measures which the Scottish Government is taking to further and to promote

gender equality in the membership of the Scottish Parliament.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This New Clause aims to encourage the promotion of gender parity in the Scottish Parliament.

ORDER OF THE HOUSE [8 jUNE 2015]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Scotland Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Committee

2.
Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in four

days.

3.
The proceedings shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the

following Table and in the order so shown.

4.
The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

      TABLE

Proceedings
Time for conclusion of proceedings

First day

Clauses 1 to 11, new Clauses
The moment of interruption on the

relating to Part 1, new Schedules
first day

relating to Part 1

Second day

Clauses 12 to 17, Schedule 1,
The moment of interruption on the

Clause 18, new Clauses relating to
second day

Part 2, new Schedules relating to

Part 2

Third day

Clauses 19 to 30, new Clauses
The moment of interruption on the

relating to Part 3, new Schedules
third day

relating to Part 3

Fourth day

Clauses 31 to 37, Schedule 2,
Three hours after the

Clauses 38 to 45, new Clauses
commencement of proceedings on

relating to Part 4, new Schedules
the Bill on the fourth day

relating to Part 4

Clauses 46 to 55, new Clauses
The moment of interruption on the

relating to Part 5, new Schedules
fourth day

relating to Part 5, Clauses 56 to 58,

new Clauses relating to Part 6, new

Schedules relating to Part 6, Clauses

59 to 64, new Clauses relating to

Part 7, new Schedules relating to

Part 7, remaining proceedings on the

Bill

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Consideration and Third Reading

5.
Any proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded)

be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

6.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

Programming committee

7.
Standing Order No 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on

Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.

Other proceedings

8.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices were withdrawn on 18 June:

Amendment 14



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