Parliamentary History
78.The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this Act, the dates on which the proceedings at that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings and the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and references to those Reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 27 September 2004 | Bill as introduced (SP Bill 23) |
| Stage 1 | |
| a) Education Committee | |
| 23rd Meeting, 17 November 2004 | cols 1722-1773 |
| 24th Meeting, 29 November 2004 | cols 1777-1846 |
| 25th Meeting, 1 December 2004 | cols 1847-1890 |
| 26th Meeting, 8 December 2004 | cols 1891-1917 |
| 27th Meeting, 15 December 2004 | cols 1943-1996 |
| 28th Meeting, 22 December 2004 | cols 2033-2040 |
| 1st Meeting, 12 January 2005 | cols 2041-2076 |
| 2nd Meeting, 19 January 2005 | cols 2099-2134 |
| b) Finance Committee | |
| 28th Meeting, 9 November 2004 | cols 1854-1870 |
| 29th Meeting, 15 November 2004 | col 1891 |
| 30th Meeting, 23 November 2004 | col 1970 |
| 31st Meeting, 30 November 2004 | cols 2035-2036 |
| Report to ED Committee, 8 December 2004 | Report on Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill |
| c) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 29th Meeting, 2 November 2004 | cols 611-615 |
| 30th Meeting, 9 November 2004 | col 646 |
| Report to ED Committee included in ED Committee Stage 1 Report | Stage 1 Report on the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill (SP PAPER 274) |
| d) Consideration by Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate, 2 February 2005 | 2 February 2005 cols 14095-14142 and col 14168 |
| Stage 2 | |
| a) Education Committee | |
| 6th Meeting, 2 March 2005 | cols 2231-2270 |
| b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 12th Meeting, 19 April 2005 | cols 985-986 |
| 14th Report, 20 April 2005 | Report on the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 debate, 21 April 2005 | 21 April 2005, cols 16317-16368 and col 16372 |
| Bill passed, 21 February 2005 | Bill as passed (SP Bill 25A) |
| Royal Assent | |
| 1 June 2005 | Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 |
