About the Scottish Parliament

• Foreword

Part 1: Public Bills and background to the legislative process

• Introduction
• The Scottish Parliament's "legislative competence"
• The Scotland Act 1998 and Standing Orders
• Structure and style of Bills

Part 2: Stages of Bills – the general rules

• Government Bills – preparation for introduction 
• Accompanying documents and other documents 
• Introduction of the Bill 
• Financial Resolutions 
• Stage 1
• Stage 2 
• After Stage 2
• Stage 3
• Reconsideration Stage 
• From Bill to Act 
• Withdrawal of Bills

Part 3: Stages of Bills – special cases

• Members’ Bills
• Committee Bills
• Budget Bills
• Scottish Law Commission Bills
• Consolidation Bills
• Codification Bills
• Statute Law Repeals and Statute Law Revision Bills
• Emergency Bills

Part 4: Amendments

• Basic principles
• Admissibility of amendments
• Lodging amendments
• Rules on marshalling amendments
• Daily lists of amendments
• Marshalled Lists
• Grouping of amendments
• Selection of amendments
• Proceedings on amendments – all Stages
• Proceedings at Stage 2
• Proceedings at Stage 3

Annexes

• Annex A: Form and content of Bills
• Annex B: Structure and drafting of Bills
• Annex C: Illustration of the principal components of a Bill
• Annex D: Stages in the passage of a Public Bill
• Annex E: Form of amendments
• Annex F: Proposals for Members’ Bills
• Annex G: Proposals for Committee Bills