Scotland Bill
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Scotland Bill can refer to:
- the proposed legislation for Scottish home rule presented to the UK Parliament in 1977, which became the Scotland Act 1978Scotland Act 1978The Scotland Act 1978 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to establish a Scottish Assembly as a devolved legislature for Scotland...
(subsequently repealed) - the proposed legislation for Scottish devolution presented to the UK Parliament in 1997, which became the Scotland Act 1998Scotland Act 1998The Scotland Act 1998 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the Act which established the devolved Scottish Parliament.The Act will be amended by the Scotland Bill 2011, if and when it receives royal assent.-History:...
- Scotland Bill 2010-11, the proposed legislation to amend the Scotland Act 1998 to devolve further power to Scotland, presented to the UK Parliament in 2010 with the intention of receiving Royal Assent in 2011