Scotland Act 1978

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Scotland Act 1978

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for changes in the government of Scotland and in the procedure of Parliament and in the constitution and functions of certain public bodies.
Citation	1978 c. 51
Introduced by	Michael Foot
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1978
Other legislation
Repealed by	Scotland Act 1978 (Repeal) Order 1979 (SI 1979/928)
Relates to	Scotland Act 1978 (Referendum) Order 1978 Scotland Act 1998
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Scotland Act 1978 (c. 51) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to establish a Scottish Assembly as a devolved legislature for Scotland.^[1] At a referendum held in the following year, the Act failed to gain the necessary level of approval required by an amendment, and was never put into effect.