Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill

Introduction of the Bill

• Bill (As Introduced) (1.45MB pdf posted 15 May 2014)
• Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents) (5.09 MB pdf posted 15 May 2014)
• Policy Memorandum (520KB posted 15 May 2014)
• Delegated Powers Memorandum (229KB pdf posted 15 May 2014)

Research Briefings on Bill

• SB 14-81 Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: Local Government Licensing (869KB pdf)
• SB 14-84 Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: Air Weapons (711KB pdf)

Stage 1

Lead Committee: Local Government and Regeneration

Consideration by lead committee:

    18 June 2014

    19 November 2014 (evidence)

    10 December 2014 (evidence)

    17 December 2014 (evidence)

    14 January 2015 (evidence)

    21 January 2015 (evidence)

    28 January 2015 (evidence)

    4 February 2015

    18 February 2015 (evidence)

    25 February 2015 (evidence)

    11 March 2015

    18 March 2015

• Local Government and Regeneration Committee Stage 1 Report (2.22MB pdf)

Consideration by other committees:

    25 June 2014 Finance Committee

    25 November 2014 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee)

    20 January 2015 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee)

    4 February 2015 (Finance Committee)

    18 February 2015 (Finance Committee)

    10 March 2015 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee)

Report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on the Bill at Stage 1

Report by the Finance Committee on the Financial Memorandum

Link to Minute of Stage 1 proceedings

Link to Official Report of Stage 1 proceedings

Stage 2

Stage 2 (Day 1), 13 May 2015

• 1st Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (400KB pdf posted 11 May 2015)
• 1st Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (268KB pdf posted 11 May 2015)

Link to Minute of Stage 2 proceedings (Day 1)

Link to Official Report of proceedings (Day 1)

Stage 2 (Day 2), 20 May 2015

• 2nd Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (340KB pdf posted 18 May 2015)
• 2nd Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (285KB pdf posted 18 May 2015)

Link to Minute of Stage 2 proceedings (Day 2)

Link to Official Report of proceedings (Day 2)

Stage 2 (Day 3), 27 May 2015

• 3rd Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (296KB pdf posted 21 May 2015)
• 3rd Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (229KB pdf posted 21 May 2015)

Link to Minute of Stage 2 proceedings (Day 3)

Link to Official Report of Stage 2 proceedings (Day 3)

• Bill (As Amended) (996KB pdf posted 28 May 2015)
• Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum (160KB posted 11 June 2015)
• Supplementary Financial Memorandum (147KB pdf posted 12 June 2015)
• Revised Explanatory Notes (439KB pdf posted 17 June 2015)

Report by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on Bill as Amended at Stage 2

• SB 15-36 Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 (663KB pdf posted 18 June 2015)

Stage 3

Stage 3 proceedings took place on 25 June 2015.

• Marshalled List of Amendments selected for Stage 3 (226KB pdf posted 22 June 2015)
• Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3 (163KB pdf posted 23 June 2015) (Timed)
• Bill (As Passed) (781KB pdf)

Link to Minute of Stage 3 proceedings

Link to Official Report of Stage 3 proceedings

After Passing

Received Royal Assent on 4 August 2015

Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 asp 10

The following volume, published on 7 September 2016, contains all of the material relevant to the passage of the Bill:

• SPPB 219: Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill (43MB pdf)