Parliamentary History
8.The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this Act, the dates on which the proceedings at that Stage took place, and references to the Official Report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which committee reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and gives references to those reports and other papers.
| PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill (as introduced) – 18 May 2017 | SP Bill 13 – Session 5 (2017) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced) – published 17 August 2017 | SPICe briefingSB 17-51 |
| The objection period ran from 18 May 2017 to 18 August 2017. No objections were lodged. | |
| PRELIMINARY STAGE | |
| (a) Writers to the Signet Dependants’ Annuity Fund Amendment (Scotland) Bill Committee | |
| 1st Meeting, 6 September 2017 | Cols 1 – 4 |
| 2nd Meeting, 20 September 2017 | Cols 1 - 10 |
| Preliminary Stage report – published 1 November 2017 | 1st Report, 2017 (Session 5) |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Preliminary Stage debate – 9 November 2017 | Cols 58–62 |
| CONSIDERATION STAGE | |
| Writers to the Signet Dependants’ Annuity Fund Amendment (Scotland) Bill Committee | |
| Consideration of amendments | |
| 5th Meeting, 2017 – 22 November 2017 | Cols 1 - 2 |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) – 22 November 2017 | SP Bill 13A – Session5 (2017) |
| FINAL STAGE | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Final Stage proceedings – 14 December 2017 | Cols 108– 112 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 18 January 2018 | Writers to the Signet Dependants’ Annuity Fund Amendment (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 2) |
