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Scotland Act 2012

2012 c. 11 · Enacted 1 May 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes.

[1st May 2012]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: The Parliament and its powers
  2. The Scottish Parliament
  3. 1Administration of elections Repealed
  4. 2Combination of polls at Scottish Parliamentary and other reserved elections Not yet in force
  5. 3Supplementary and transitional provision about elections
  6. 4Presiding Officer and deputies
  7. 5Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
  8. 6Bills: statements as to legislative competence
  9. 7Members' interests
  10. 8Constituencies, regions and regional members
  11. Legislative competence
  12. 9Continued effect of provisions ceasing to be within legislative competence
  13. 10Air weapons
  14. 11Antarctica
  15. Part 2: Ministers and their powers
  16. The Scottish Ministers
  17. 12The Scottish Government
  18. 13Exercise of power to make Order disqualifying persons from membership of the Parliament Repealed
  19. 14Time limit for human rights actions against Scottish Ministers etc
  20. 15Power to vary retrospective decisions about non-legislative acts
  21. Executive competence
  22. 16Trust member for Scotland
  23. 17Exercise of functions relating to Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig
  24. 18Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Scotland
  25. 19Misuse of drugs
  26. 20Power to prescribe drink-driving limits
  27. 21Speed limits
  28. 22Speed limits: supplementary
  29. Part 3: Finance
  30. Introductory
  31. 23Taxation: introductory
  32. 24Amendments relating to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs
  33. Scottish rate of income tax
  34. 25Scottish rate of income tax
  35. 26Income tax for Scottish taxpayers Repealed
  36. 27Definition of Scottish taxpayer for Scottish variable rate
  37. Scottish tax on land transactions
  38. 28Scottish tax on transactions involving interests in land
  39. 29Disapplication of UK stamp duty land tax
  40. Scottish tax on disposals to landfill
  41. 30Scottish tax on disposals to landfill
  42. 31Disapplication of UK landfill tax
  43. Borrowing
  44. 32Borrowing by the Scottish Ministers
  45. Reports on operation of this Part
  46. 33Reports on the implementation and operation of this Part
  47. Part 4: Miscellaneous and General
  48. Miscellaneous
  49. 34Convention rights and EU law: role of Advocate General in relation to criminal proceedings
  50. 35References of compatibility issues to the High Court or Supreme Court
  51. 36Convention rights and EU law: criminal appeals to the Supreme Court
  52. 37Time limits for appeals on devolution issues in criminal proceedings
  53. 38Review and power to amend sections 34 to 37
  54. 39Maximum penalties which may be specified in subordinate legislation
  55. General
  56. 40Interpretation
  57. 41Orders
  58. 42Power to make consequential, transitional and saving provision
  59. 43Financial provisions
  60. 44Commencement
  61. 45Short title
  62. Schedule 1: Amendments of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act
  63. 1Paragraph 1
  64. Functions remaining with Boundary Commission for Scotland
  65. 2Paragraph 2
  66. 3Paragraph 3
  67. 4Paragraph 4
  68. 5Paragraph 5
  69. 6Paragraph 6
  70. 7Paragraph 7
  71. Provision for constituencies and regions
  72. 8Paragraph 8
  73. 9Paragraph 9
  74. Reference to “local authority areas”
  75. 10Paragraph 10
  76. Schedule 2: Scottish rate of income tax: consequential amendments Not yet in force
  77. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  78. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  79. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  80. Schedule 3: Scottish tax on land transactions: consequential amendments
  81. Part 1: Disapplication of stamp duty land tax to Scotland
  82. Finance Act 1931
  83. 1Paragraph 1
  84. Finance Act 2003
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. 4Paragraph 4
  88. 5Paragraph 5
  89. 6Paragraph 6
  90. 7Paragraph 7
  91. 8Paragraph 8
  92. 9Paragraph 9
  93. 10Paragraph 10
  94. 11Paragraph 11
  95. 12Paragraph 12
  96. 13Paragraph 13
  97. 14Paragraph 14
  98. 15Paragraph 15
  99. 16Paragraph 16
  100. 17Paragraph 17
  101. 18Paragraph 18
  102. 19Paragraph 19
  103. 20Paragraph 20
  104. 21Paragraph 21
  105. 22Paragraph 22
  106. 23Paragraph 23
  107. 24Paragraph 24
  108. 25Paragraph 25
  109. 26Paragraph 26
  110. 27Paragraph 27
  111. Finance Act 2004
  112. 28Paragraph 28
  113. Finance (No. 2) Act 2005
  114. 29Paragraph 29
  115. Finance Act 2006
  116. 30Paragraph 30
  117. Finance Act 2009
  118. 31Paragraph 31
  119. Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1)
  120. 32Paragraph 32
  121. Part 2: Information regarding Scottish land transactions
  122. 33Paragraph 33
  123. 34Paragraph 34
  124. 35Paragraph 35
  125. Schedule 4: Scottish tax on disposals to landfill: consequential amendments
  126. 1Paragraph 1
  127. 2Paragraph 2
  128. 3Paragraph 3
  129. 4Paragraph 4