Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
The Bill allows the Scottish Government to provide assistance to farming and rural communities.
The Bill ended Stage 3 on 18 June 2024
Contents
Stage 2 - Changes to detail
MSPs can propose changes (“amendments”) to the Bill. The amendments are considered and decided on by a committee.
The Bill ended Stage 2 on 15 May 2024
Stage 2 Timetable
On 1 May 2024, Parliament agreed motion S6M-13043, that consideration of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 24 May 2024.
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
First meeting on amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 8 May 2024.
First Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (846KB, pdf) posted 02 May 2024
First Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (1MB, pdf) posted 02 May 2024
Second meeting on amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 15 May 2024.
Second Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (625KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2024
Second Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (306KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2024
Bill as amended at Stage 2
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill as amended (538KB, pdf) posted 15 May 2024
Additional information from the Scottish Government on the Bill following Stage 2
Revised Explanatory Notes
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill revised explanatory notes (366KB, pdf) posted 11 June 2024
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill revised explanatory notes (print version) (464KB, pdf) posted 10 June 2024
Explanation of the Bill
Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (137KB, pdf) posted 03 June 2024
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (print version) (222KB, pdf) posted 31 May 2024
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).