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United Kingdom legislation
Scotland Act 1978
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
An Act to provide for changes in the government of Scotland and in the procedure of Parliament and in the constitution and functions of certain public bodies.
Citation
1978 c. 51
Introduced by
Michael Foot
Territorial extent
United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent
31 July 1978
Other legislation
Repealed by
Scotland Act 1978 (Repeal) Order 1979 (SI 1979/928)
Relates to
Scotland Act 1978 (Referendum) Order 1978
Scotland Act 1998
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
The Scotland Act 1978 (c. 51) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to establish a Scottish Assembly as a devolved legislature for Scotland.[1] At a referendum held in the following year, the Act failed to gain the necessary level of approval required by an amendment, and was never put into effect.
^"SCOTLAND ACT 1978 (REPEAL)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 20 June 1979. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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