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  Scotland Bill - New Clause 10 - Consent of the Scottish Parliament to certain Westminster Acts
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the UK Parliament to have the consent of the Scottish Parliament before legislating on devolved matters. 
  @ MP voted no against requiring the UK Parliament to have the consent of the Scottish Parliament before legislating on devolved matters. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the UK Parliament to have the consent of the Scottish Parliament before legislating on devolved matters. 
  
  MPs were considering the Scotland Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause which was rejected in this vote stated:
  
  :(1) In [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/28 section 28 of the Scotland Act 1998] (Acts of the Scottish Parliament), at the end addâ
  
  :â(8) But the Parliament of the United Kingdom must not pass Acts applying to Scotland that make provision about a devolved matter without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.
  
  :â(9) A provision is about a devolved matter if the provisionâ
  
  :(a) applies to Scotland and does not relate to reserved matters,
  
  :(b) modifies the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, or
  
  :(c) modifies the functions of any member of the Scottish Government.
  
  :(1) In subsection (8), âActsâ includes any Act, whether a public general Act, a local and personal Act or a private Act.
  
  :(2) After section 28 of the Scotland Act 1998 insertâ
  
  :â28A Duty to consult the Scottish Government on Bills applying to Scotland
  
  :(1) A Minister of the Crown shall consult Scottish Ministers before introducing any Bill into the Parliament of the United Kingdom for an Act of that Parliament that would make provision applying to Scotland.
  
  :(2) Where the Bill is for an Act making provision that would require the consent of the Scottish Parliament by virtue of section 28(8), the requirement to consult under subsection (1) includes a requirement that a Minister of the Crown give the Scottish Ministers a copy of the provisions of the Bill that apply to Scotland no later thanâ
  
  :(a) 21 days before the proposed date of introduction, or
  
  :(b) such later date as the Scottish Ministers may agree.
  
  :(3) The requirement in subsection (2) does not apply ifâ
  
  :(c) the Scottish Ministers so agree, or
  
  :(d) there are exceptional circumstances justifying failure to comply with the requirement.
  
  :(4) The reference in subsection (1) to an Act of Parliament is a reference to any Act whether a public general Act, a local and personal Act or a private Act
  
  An explanatory note accompanying the new clause stated:
  
  :This new clause would ensure that the UK Parliament can only legislate in devolved areas with the consent of the Scottish Parliament. It puts the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Consent_Motion Sewel Convention] onto a statutory footing, as agreed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Commission Smith Commission].
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/scotland.html Parliament's webpage on the Scotland Bill]
  
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