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EXPLANATORY NOTES

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

separately as Bill 115—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr Secretary Moore 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.

 
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Contents

Part 1

The Parliament and its powers

The Scottish Parliament

1   

Administration of elections

2   

Combination of polls at Scottish Parliamentary and other reserved elections

3   

Supplementary and transitional provision about elections

4   

Presiding Officer and deputies

5   

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

6   

Bills: statements as to legislative competence

7   

Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court

8   

Members’ interests

9   

Constituencies, regions and regional members

Legislative competence

10   

Continued effect of provisions where legislative competence conferred for

limited period

11   

Air weapons

12   

Insolvency

13   

Regulation of the health professions

14   

Antarctica

Part 2

Ministers and their powers

The Scottish Ministers

15   

The Scottish Government

16   

Time limit for human rights actions against Scottish Ministers etc

Executive competence

17   

BBC Trust member for Scotland

18   

Scottish Crown Estate Commissioner

 

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19   

Misuse of drugs

20   

Power to prescribe drink-driving limits

21   

Speed limits

22   

Speed limits: supplementary

23   

Implementation of international obligations

Part 3

Finance

Introductory

24   

Taxation: introductory

25   

Amendments relating to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs

Scottish rate of income tax

26   

Scottish rate of income tax

27   

Income tax for Scottish taxpayers

Scottish tax on land transactions

28   

Scottish tax on transactions involving interests in land

29   

Disapplication of UK stamp duty land tax

Scottish tax on disposals to landfill

30   

Scottish tax on disposals to landfill

31   

Disapplication of UK landfill tax

Borrowing

32   

Borrowing by the Scottish Ministers

Part 4

Miscellaneous and General

Miscellaneous

33   

Maximum penalties which may be specified in subordinate legislation

General

34   

Interpretation

35   

Power to make consequential, transitional and saving provision

36   

Transitional provision for Scottish statutory instruments

37   

Financial provisions

38   

Commencement

39   

Short title

 

 

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Schedule 1   —   

Amendments of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act

Schedule 2   —   

Insolvency

Part 1   —   

Consequential amendments

Part 2   —   

Harmonisation of insolvency procedures

Schedule 3   —   

Scottish rate of income tax: consequential amendments

Schedule 4   —   

Scottish tax on land transactions: consequential amendments

Part 1   —   

Disapplication of stamp duty land tax to Scotland

Part 2   —   

Information regarding Scottish land transactions

Schedule 5   —   

Scottish tax on disposals to landfill: consequential

amendments

 

 

 
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