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	Articles - Parliament of the United Kingdom
		The Scottish Parliament was established as the national unicameral legislature of Scotland by the Scotland Act 1998, and held its first meeting as a devolved legislature on 12 May 1999.
		While some Acts can apply to the whole of the UK including Scotland, due to the continuing separation of Scots law many Acts do not apply to Scotland and are either matched by equivalent Acts which apply to Scotland alone or, since 1999, by legislation set by the Scottish Parliament relating to devolved matters.
		Under the Parliament Act, if the House of Commons passes a public bill in two successive sessions, and the House of Lords rejects them both times, then the Commons may direct that the bill be presented to the Sovereign for his or her Assent, disregarding the rejection of the Bill in the House of Lords.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom (6553 words)

	West Lothian question - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The use of the Sewel Convention whereby the Scottish Parliament consents to Westminster legislating on issues that are technically devolved to it are an increasingly common feature with an average of a dozen bills per year passed by Westminster impingeing on the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.
		The enactment of the Scotland Act 1998 conferred no sovereign status on the Scottish Parliament, and crucially has not changed the status of the UK Parliament as the supreme legislature of Scotland.
		The Scottish Parliament was formed by statute - the Scotland Act 1998- and is, thus, a creation of Westminster.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Lothian_question (663 words)

	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies...: 9 Feb 2004: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		Section 86 of the Scotland Act 1998 provided for that reduction in MP numbers, but the Act also made the constituencies of the Scottish Parliament the same as those for Westminster, with the exception of Orkney and Shetland.
		Gentleman's constituency, I have already said that, as a result of the Scotland Act 1998, the same electoral quota as currently applies in England is now being applied in Scotland through the work of the Scottish Parliament.
		Gentleman mentions U-turns, but the Bill seeks to undo the U-turn in the 1998 Act from the commitment made by the Labour party in the convention on Scotland that the size of the Scottish Parliament would be appropriate to its functions and not coupled to the reduction in MPs at Westminster.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /debates?id=2004-02-09.1146.0 (6573 words)

	Articles - United Kingdom general election, 2005
		Several years after the Scottish Parliament had been established by the Scotland Act 1998, the target size of Westminster Parliamentary seats in Scotland was adjusted to become the same as that for England.
		Three constituencies were left unchanged - the island seats of Orkney and Shetland, the Western Isles, though the latter changed its official name to the Gaelic "Na h-Eileanan an Iar", and Eastwood, which changed its name to "East Renfrewshire".
		The new Parliament met on May 11 for the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
	www.1hunting.com /articles/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2005 (2487 words)

	BMA - Boundary changes for UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland, March 2005
		The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, passed by the UK Parliament in July 2004, will come into effect upon the dissolution of the current UK Parliament.
		The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005 details the reduction of the number of constituencies for the UK Parliament from 72 to 59 Scottish seats.
		However, they have found seats elsewhere in Scotland and will be seeking election for the constituencies of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, Airdrie and Shotts and Edinburgh South West respectively.
	www.bma.org.uk /ap.nsf/Content/ScotlandMPconstituencies (366 words)

	ePolitix.com - Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004
		Scotland > Scottish parliament > Scottish parliament constituencies
		The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill will amend the Scotland Act 1998 to break the link between Westminster boundaries and the number of MSPs.
		The majority of respondents were in favour of retaining the current size of the Scottish Parliament.
	www.epolitix.com /EN/Legislation/200311/53009297-C5BD-4C70-A4EA-5FD9CCD3F115.htm (169 words)

	Public Acts of the UK Parliament 2004
		European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004 c.
		Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 c.
		Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 c.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts2004.htm (138 words)

	THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL
		Members were advised that the Scottish Parliament Constituencies Act had received Royal Assent in July this year which had removed the link between the constituencies for the Scottish Parliament and those for Westminster.
		The Arbuthnott Commission had been established to consider the consequences of having different boundaries and the potential impact of four different voting systems in local and parliamentary elections in Scotland.
		November 2004, and that a report from the meeting would be made to the Resources Committee on 1 December 2004, because of the timescales for responding to the Commission.
	www.highland.gov.uk /minutes/headquarters/renewing/minutes/ren_min_041103.htm (2115 words)

	Scottish Socialist Party Conference 2004 - Motions on Campaigns
		This conference believes that the SSP needs a national campaign to weld together the new members recruited before, during and since the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2003 and to give the party an identity moulded around policies clearly in favour of the working class and youth.
		Conference notes that the Scottish Socialist Party is involved with a range of socialist parties in the European Anti-Capitalist Left with the objective of coordinating campaigns and drawing up a common election platform for the European elections.
		Adding their weight to the frenzy of opposition to the council tax was the announcement by the UK Lib Dems to ‘Axe The Tax’ and replace the ‘unfair council tax’ with the ‘fair local income tax’on Monday the 12th of January.
	www.scottishsocialistparty.org /conference/conf04/sat_motions02.html (5912 words)

	Scotland Office - FAQs
		The relationship between the Scottish Executive and the Scottish Parliament is similar to the relationship between the Government and Parliament.
		This means that the Scottish Parliament may agree that Westminster should legislate for Scotland on devolved matters where, for example, it is considered sensible and appropriate to put in place a single UK-wide regime.
		determining the legal powers of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive Ministers by reference by a Law Officer to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the members of whom include senior judges from Scotland as well as England and Wales).
	www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk /faqs (2213 words)

	List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom
		This is an (incomplete) list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (or its predecessors).
		\nTriennial Act of 1641\nAn Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth (1649) Text at: [1]\nNavigation Act 1651\nAct of Uniformity 1662\nConventicle Act 1664\nFive Mile Act 1665\n*Bill of Rights (1689)
		\nAct of Settlement 1701\nAct of Union 1707\nRiot Act 1714\nBlack Act 1722\nMarriage Act 1753\nRoyal Marriages Act 1772\nMadhouse Act 1774\nAct of Union 1800\n
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/l/li/list_of_acts_of_parliament_in_the_united_kingdom.html (198 words)

	Article Display
		The new schedule makes provision for constituencies, regions and regional members in relation to the Scottish Parliament, and makes further provision for the Electoral Commission to review the boundaries of the constituencies and the regions, and for the holding of local inquiries following any objections in relation to the proposed changes.
		The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 replaces the Scotland Act 1998 Sch 1, making new provision in relation to the constituencies for the Scottish Parliament.
		Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (2004 c 1919)
	www.lexisnexis.co.uk /lawcampus/dataitem.asp?ID=47225&tid=7 (142 words)

	Scotland Act 1998
		The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 provides that the constituencies of the UK Parliament into which each part of the United Kingdom is to be divided should be arrived at by means of a review undertaken by the Boundary Commission for that part of the United Kingdom.
		This section provides for members of the Parliament and the Scottish Executive to be exempt from jury service in Scotland and England and Wales.
		Section 3 of the 1986 Act provides that the Commission is required to submit a report to the Secretary of State showing the constituencies into which it recommends Scotland should be divided, not less than 8 or more than 12 years from the date of the submission of its last report.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /ACTS/en1998/98en46-m.htm (3536 words)

	The Electoral Commission : Elections : Results and timetables : Elected bodies : The Scottish Parliament
		The Scotland Act 1998 provides for the constituencies of the Scottish Parliament to be the same as those for the United Kingdom Parliament, except that Orkney and Shetland are separate constituencies.
		The Scottish Executive is formed from the party or parties holding a majority of seats in the Parliament.
		At a Scottish Parliament election each voter has two votes.
	www.electoralcommission.gov.uk /elections/scotparliament.cfm (728 words)

	Scotland Act 1998 - TheBestLinks.com - Labour Party (UK), Parliament of the United Kingdom, November 19, November 17, ...
		An amendment to the Act was proposed by the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 to end the link between the number of MPs at Westminster and the number of MSPs elected on first pass the post system.
		It is the Act which established the devolved Scottish Parliament.
		The Scotland Act 1998 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Scotland_Act.html (240 words)

	event labour uk
		The United Kingdom was formed by Acts of Union which united the Kingdom of England (which included Wales as a principality) with the Kingdom of Scotland and later the Kingdom of Ireland as a single state under the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The constitution is based on the principle that Parliament is the ultimate sovereign body in the country and on the rule of law.
		One notable exception was future Scottish Secretary George Robertson, who openly refused to join the new party because he feared he would not be able to keep his seat at a general election.It may be the case that Mr.
	www.copywriteireland.co.uk /event-labour-uk.aspx (7267 words)

	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004
		Before it was amended by this Act, the Scotland Act 1998 provided for the constituencies of the Scottish Parliament to be the same as those for the United Kingdom Parliament, except that Orkney and Shetland were separate constituencies.
		The Act provides that the existing constituencies are to be retained for the Scottish Parliament notwithstanding any changes to these for the purposes of United Kingdom parliamentary elections.
		Under the Scotland Act before this Act, this report also had to include recommendations for consequential alterations to the regions for purposes of Scottish Parliament elections.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /acts/en2004/2004en13.htm (1707 words)

	Scotland Office - Our communications - Press Releases
		The Act sets out the number of constituencies and regions of the Scottish Parliament, the number of regional members per region and the arrangements for reviewing the boundaries of these constituencies and regions.
		The Scotland Act 1998 provided that the constituencies for the Scottish Parliament were to be the same as those for Westminster.
		The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 replaces Schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998.
	www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk /our-communications/release.php?id=3448 (447 words)

	IOG: Parliament News, issue 34/february 2004
		The Scottish Parliament has a budget for commissioning research for Parliamentary committees and holds a database of researchers interested in tendering for committee research.
		The Executive will therefore seek the Scottish Parliament's agreement to include Scottish provisions in a UK Civil Partnerships Bill when one is brought forward.
		The Scottish survey figures, based on the UK-wide Higher Education-Business Interaction report 2001/02, showed that Scottish higher education institutions filed 17 per cent of new patent applications and that those granted made up 21 per cent of the UK total.
	www.institute-of-governance.org /pn/issues/pn34.html (1959 words)

	Business Statement -Thursday 29 January 2004
		The House may not be aware that the Bill reduces the number of Scottish Members to this House—some of the 129 in the Scottish Parliament.
		Friend's constituency, is to hold all-postal vote ballots, which will give electors the opportunity to vote in comfort and at their convenience, and I hope that it will boost turnout.
		It is time that we had from the leaders of the Conservative party—whether the Leader of the Opposition himself or the party chairman—a proper approach to these matters and a proper apology for their despicable behaviour.
	www.commonsleader.gov.uk /output/page418.asp (7471 words)

	The Scots Independent Newspaper Online - The Flag in the Wind
		A Scottish minister who had in his own kirk preached a very effective sermon on the text, "Naaman was a commander of the Syrian army, but he was a leper", decided to preach the same sermon during an American exchange.
		The first two have proved a big turn-off for Scottish voters over the last 20 years and even the latter claim, when you scratch its surface, doesn’t amount to much more than their own assertions that this is so.
		Scottish National Party MEP Ian Hudghton welcomed last night's agreement on languages at an EU Ministers meeting in Brussels as a great opportunity to improve the status of Gaelic in Europe.
	www.scotsindependent.org (4341 words)

	Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems External Links Page
		Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 - Explanatory Notes
		Scottish Affairs Committee report on the Coincidence of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in Scotland and the Consequences of Change
		The size of the Scottish Parliament - a consultation, Scotland Office, December 2001
	www.arbuthnottcommission.gov.uk /links.htm (78 words)

	Liberal Democrats : Session
		The Liberal Democrat position on government bills (now Acts of Parliament) passed in the 2003-2004 session of Parliament, and selected private members' bills (successful and unsuccessful) from the session, is preserved in this archive.
		Similar archives exist for all sessions of Parliament from 1999-2000 onward.
		Bills from the current session, and links to archives of bills appear on the front page of the Bills Board.
	www.libdems.org.uk /parliament/session.html?id=7 (146 words)

	HMSO - What's New - Explanatory Notes to Public Acts of Parliament
		Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 c.13 Explanatory Notes
		Details of new Public Acts of Parliament added to the HMSO Web Pages.
		HMSO - What's New - Explanatory Notes to Public Acts of Parliament
	www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk /acts/en02-08.htm (33 words)

	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004
		That in turn would have resulted in a reduction in the number of Scottish Parliament constituencies and, because of the requirement in the Scotland Act for proportionality between constituency and regional seats, a pro rata reduction in the number of regional members.
		Before it was amended by this Act, the Scotland Act 1998 provided for the constituencies of the Scottish Parliament to be the same as those for the United Kingdom Parliament, except that Orkney and Shetland were separate constituencies.
		The text of this internet version of the Explanatory Notes which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text in printed form and as published by The Stationery Office Limited as the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, ISBN 0105613045.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /acts/en2004/2004en13.htm (1707 words)

	The Electoral Commission : Your area : Scotland : Elections
		With the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, it was agreed that the number of Scottish MPs in the UK Parliament should be reduced. The independent Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended 59 new constituencies for Scotland in place of the old 72 constituencies.
		One Member of Parliament is elected in each constituency to represent everyone in that area. There are approximately 70,000 electors in each constituency in Scotland. The old UK Parliament constituencies are still used to elect members to the Scottish Parliament.
		Our statutory report on elections to the Scottish Parliament and associated research reports can be accessed by clicking here. You can view the nominations and results for the Scottish Parliament elections on 1 May 2003 here.
	www.electoralcommission.org.uk /your-area/scotelections.cfm (340 words)

	Highland (unitary authority) area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Scottish Parliament the Highland area is represented by Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) elected from three constituencies: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber and Ross, Skye and Inverness West.
		In the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom the Highland area is represented by Members of Parliament (MPs) elected from three constituencies: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey and Ross, Skye and Lochaber.
		Fergus Ewing for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highland (633 words)

	Scottish Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland, in the capital Edinburgh.
		At the first meeting of the parliament on 12 May 1999, Winnie Ewing (the Mother of Parliament or "Oldest Qualified Member" as she was described in the Official Report of debates) declared that the "Scottish Parliament which adjourned on 25 March 1707, is hereby reconvened".
		Critics of this view argue that the old Parliament of Scotland remains merged in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, because the United Kingdom parliament continues to represent constituencies in Scotland, and Scotland remains subject, ultimately, to a government responsible to the United Kingdom parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_Parliament (1828 words)

	Scottish Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the first meeting of the parliament on 12 May 1999, Winnie Ewing (the Mother of Parliament or "Oldest Qualified Member" as she was described in the Official Report of debates) declared that the "Scottish Parliament which adjourned on 25 March 1707, is hereby reconvened".
		The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland, in the capital Edinburgh.
		Critics of this view argue that the old Parliament of Scotland remains merged in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, because the United Kingdom parliament continues to represent constituencies in Scotland, and Scotland remains subject, ultimately, to a government responsible to the United Kingdom parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_Parliament (1808 words)

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