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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Scotland Office, are published

separately as HL Bill 79—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lord Wallace of Tankerness has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)

of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Scotland Bill are compatible with the Convention

rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    The Parliament and its powers

    1. The Scottish Parliament

      1. 1. Administration of elections

      2. 2. Combination of polls at Scottish Parliamentary and other reserved elections

      3. 3. Supplementary and transitional provision about elections

      4. 4. Presiding Officer and deputies

      5. 5. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

      6. 6. Bills: statements as to legislative competence

      7. 7. Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court

      8. 8. Members’ interests

      9. 9. Constituencies, regions and regional members

    2. Legislative competence

      1. 10. Continued effect of provisions where legislative competence conferred for

        limited period

      2. 11. Air weapons

      3. 12. Insolvency

      4. 13. Regulation of the health professions

      5. 14. Antarctica

  2. Part 2

    Ministers and their powers

    1. The Scottish Ministers

      1. 15. The Scottish Government

      2. 16. Exercise of power to make Order disqualifying persons from membership of

        the Parliament

      3. 17. The Lord Advocate: Convention rights and Community law

      4. 18. Time limit for human rights actions against Scottish Ministers etc

      5. 19. Power to vary retrospective decisions about non-legislative acts

    2. Executive competence

      1. 20. BBC Trust member for Scotland

      2. 21. Exercise of functions relating to Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig

      3. 22. Scottish Crown Estate Commissioner

      4. 23. Misuse of drugs

      5. 24. Power to prescribe drink-driving limits

      6. 25. Speed limits

      7. 26. Speed limits: supplementary

      8. 27. Implementation of international obligations

  3. Part 3

    Finance

    1. Introductory

      1. 28. Taxation: introductory

      2. 29. Amendments relating to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs

    2. Scottish rate of income tax

      1. 30. Scottish rate of income tax

      2. 31. Income tax for Scottish taxpayers

      3. 32. Definition of Scottish taxpayer for Scottish variable rate

    3. Scottish tax on land transactions

      1. 33. Scottish tax on transactions involving interests in land

      2. 34. Disapplication of UK stamp duty land tax

    4. Scottish tax on disposals to landfill

      1. 35. Scottish tax on disposals to landfill

      2. 36. Disapplication of UK landfill tax

    5. Borrowing

      1. 37. Borrowing by the Scottish Ministers

  4. Part 4

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 38. Maximum penalties which may be specified in subordinate legislation

    2. General

      1. 39. Interpretation

      2. 40. Orders

      3. 41. Power to make consequential, transitional and saving provision

      4. 42. Financial provisions

      5. 43. Commencement

      6. 44. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Amendments of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act

    2. Schedule 2

      Insolvency

      1. Part 1

        Consequential amendments

      2. Part 2

        Harmonisation of insolvency procedures

    3. Schedule 3

      Scottish rate of income tax: consequential amendments

    4. Schedule 4

      Scottish tax on land transactions: consequential amendments

      1. Part 1

        Disapplication of stamp duty land tax to Scotland

      2. Part 2

        Information regarding Scottish land transactions

    5. Schedule 5

      Scottish tax on disposals to landfill: consequential

      amendments

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