An Act to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes.
Citation
2016 c. 11
Introduced by
David Mundell (Commons) Lord Dunlop (Lords)
Territorial extent
United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent
23 March 2016
Other legislation
Amends
Scotland Act 1998
Scotland Act 2012
Income Tax Act 2007
Amended by
Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
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Revised text of statute as amended
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Treaty of Union
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Succession to the Crown Act 1707
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Septennial Act
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Wales and Berwick Act
1746
Constitution of Ireland (1782)
1782
Acts of Union 1800
1800
HC (Disqualifications) Act 1801
1801
Reform Act 1832
1832
Scottish Reform Act 1832
1832
Irish Reform Act 1832
1832
Judicial Committee Act 1833
1833
Judicial Committee Act 1843
1843
Judicial Committee Act 1844
1844
Representation of the People Act 1867
1867
Reform Act (Scotland) 1868
1868
Reform Act (Ireland) 1868
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Irish Church Act
1869
Royal Titles Act 1876
1876
Appellate Jurisdiction Act
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Reform Act 1884
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Interpretation Act 1889
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Parliament Act
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Aliens Restriction Act
1914
Status of Aliens Act 1914
1914
Government of Ireland Act 1914
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Royal Proclamation of 1917
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Representation of the People Act 1918
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Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act
1919
Government of Ireland Act
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Anglo-Irish Treaty
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Church of Scotland Act 1921
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Irish Free State (Agreement) Act
1922
Irish Free State Constitution Act
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Ireland (Confirm. of Agreement) Act 1925
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Balfour Declaration of 1926
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Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act
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Representation of the People Act 1928
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Eire (Confirmation of Agreement) Act 1929
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Statute of Westminster
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HM Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
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Regency Act 1937
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British Nationality Act 1948
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European Convention on Human Rights
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Peerage Act
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Immigration Act
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1973
NI border poll
1973
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1973
House of Commons Disqualification Act
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Interpretation Act
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Wales Act 1978
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British Nationality Act
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Single European Act
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Referendums (Scotland & Wales) Act
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