Scotland Act 2012
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The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scotland Act 2012 canonical | 11 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends | Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| basedOn | Calman Commission recommendations ⓘ |
| citation | 2012 c. 11 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsPower | Scottish rate of income tax ⓘ |
| expandsPowersInArea |
borrowing
ⓘ
landfill tax ⓘ stamp duty land tax ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
Scottish Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Ministers
Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Scottish Government borrowing powers
ⓘ
Scottish Parliament fiscal autonomy ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to implement further devolution to Scotland
ⓘ
to strengthen the financial accountability of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| isPartOf | UK constitutional reform ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
ⓘ
devolution ⓘ public finance ⓘ taxation law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitle | An Act to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish devolution settlement ⓘ |
| precedes | Scotland Act 2016 ⓘ |
| providesFor |
borrowing powers for Scottish Ministers
ⓘ
devolution of landfill tax in Scotland ⓘ devolution of stamp duty land tax in Scotland ⓘ new powers over air weapons ⓘ new powers over drink-driving limits ⓘ new powers over speed limits ⓘ new powers over stamp taxes on land transactions ⓘ partial devolution of income tax ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalAssentOn | 2012-05-01 ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Scotland Act 2012 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
constitutional debate in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
debates in the House of Commons ⓘ debates in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| typeOfTaxPower | shared income tax power ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2012 ⓘ |
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