Scotland Act Explained

The Scotland Acts are a set of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom which relate to the creation and devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament.

The term Scotland Act may refer to:

• Scotland Act 1978, part of an initial attempt at a devolved Scotland (repealed 1979)
• Scotland Act 1998, which formed the devolved Scottish Parliament
• Scotland Act 2012, which devolved further powers (primarily relating to taxation)
• Scotland Act 2016, which devolved a number of transport- and finance-related powers

See also

Scottish devolution commissions

• Kilbrandon Commission, for the 1978 and 1998 Acts
• Calman Commission, for the 2012 Act
• Smith Commission, for the 2016 Act

Other United Kingdom devolution Acts

• Northern Ireland Act, for Acts devolving powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly
• Government of Wales Act (disambiguation), Wales Act for Acts devolving powers to the National Assembly for Wales