Scotland Act 2012
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | c. 11 |
| Introduced by | Michael Moore |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Royal assent | 1 May 2012 |
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| Relates to | Scotland Act 1998 |
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Status: Unknown
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The Scotland Act 2012 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sets out amendments to the Scotland Act 1998, with the aim of devolving further powers to Scotland in accordance with the recommendations of the Calman Commission. It received Royal Assent in 2012.
The Act gave extra powers to the Scottish Parliament, most notably:
The Act has prompted the creation of Revenue Scotland, a Scottish tax authority to replace HMRC for devolved taxes.
The proposed legislation was based on the final report of the Calman Commission, which was established by an opposition Labour Party motion in the Scottish Parliament in December 2007, against the wishes of the Scottish National Party minority government.
Professor Jim Gallagher, the civil servant who drafted the Bill, was appointed to advise the Scotland Bill Committee of the Scottish Parliament, convened by Wendy Alexander, whose Parliamentary motion started the whole Calman process.
The Bill was presented to the House of Commons by the Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore, on St Andrew's Day (30 November), 2010, and received an unopposed second reading on 27 January 2012.
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