Parliamentary History
860.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, 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 | |
| Bill as introduced, 21 November 2005 | Bill as introduced (SP50) |
| Preliminary Discussion | |
| Enterprise and Culture Committee | |
| 24th Meeting, 22 November 2005 | Item in private |
| 25th Meeting, 29 November 2005 | Item in private |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Enterprise and Culture Committee | |
| 26th Meeting, 6 December 2005 | Col2539 |
| 1st Meeting, 17 January 2006 | Col2567 |
| 2nd Meeting, 24 January 2006 | Col2617 |
| 4th Meeting, 7 February 2006 | Col2661 |
| 5th Meeting, 28 February 2006 | Col2709 |
| 6th Meeting, 7 March 2006 | Col2713 and Col2764 |
| 7th Meeting, 14 March 2006 | Col2782 |
| 8th Meeting, 21 March 2006 | Col2843 |
| 9th Meeting, 28 March 2006 | Col2868 |
| 10th Meeting, 18 April 2006 | Col2902 |
| 11th Meeting, 25 April 2006 | Col2989 |
| 12th Meeting, 2 May 2006 | Col3051 |
| 13th Meeting, 9 May 2006 | Item in private |
| 14th Meeting, 16 May 2006 | Col3110 |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 6th Meeting, 21 February 2006 | Col1559 |
| 7th Meeting, 28 February 2006 | Col1578 |
| 8th Meeting, 7 March 2006 | Col1590 |
| 10th Meeting, 21 March 2006 | Col1663 |
| (c) Finance Committee | |
| 1st Meeting, 10 January 2006 | Col3281 |
| 3rd Meeting, 31 January 2006 | Col3378 |
| 4th Meeting, 7 February 2006 | Col3391 |
| 6th Meeting, 28 February 2006 | Item in private |
| Stage 1 Report (Enterprise and Culture Committee) published on 17 May 2006 – includes reports from Subordinate Legislation Committee and Finance Committee | 7th Report, 2006 (SP Paper 559) |
| Volume 1 & Volume 2 | |
| (d) Consideration by Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate, 24 May 2006 | Cols 25891 - 25940 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Enterprise and Culture Committee | |
| 17th Meeting, 13 June 2006 | Col3153 |
| 18th Meeting, 20 June 2006 | Col3171 |
| 20th Meeting, 12 September 2006 | Col3233 |
| 21st Meeting, 19 September 2006 | Col3270 |
| 22nd Meeting, 26 September 2006 | Col3281 |
| 23rd Meeting, 3 October 2006 | Col3329 |
| 24th Meeting, 24 October 2006 | Col3384 |
| 26th Meeting, 7 November 2006 | Col3440 |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2, 8 November 2006 | Bill as amended at Stage 2 (SP Bill 50A) |
| After Stage 2 | |
| (a) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 32nd Meeting, 21 November 2006 | Col2145 |
| 33rd Meeting, 28 November 2006 | Col2145 |
| Report (30 November 2006) on Bill as amended at Stage 2 | 44th Report, 2006 (SP Paper 688) |
| (b) Finance Committee | |
| 30th Meeting, 28 November 2006 | Col4210 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate, 30 November 2006 | Cols 29824 – 29882 and 29920 - 29985 |
| Bill passed, 30 November 2006 | Bill as passed (SP Bill 50B) |
| Royal Assent – 15 January 2007 | Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3) |
