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Company law in Scotland

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

189 matching statutes

  • Scotland

    Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020

    6 provisions

    This Part sets out how Level 1 and Level 2 disclosures are requested, provided, reviewed, and in some cases withheld or corrected.

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  • Scotland

    Education (Scotland) Act 2025

    3 provisions

    This provision sets up Qualifications Scotland and the Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland, gives them core functions, and imposes reporting, consultation, publication, and oversight duties.

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  • Scotland

    Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002

    4 provisions

    This provision sets up the main water-sector bodies, gives them duties and powers, and creates enforcement and reporting rules for Scottish Water and the regulators.

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  • Scotland

    Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

    5 provisions

    This provision reorganises sheriff courts and sheriffdoms, sets rules for judicial appointments and movement, gives the Lord President and Scottish Ministers several administrative powers, and creates the Sheriff Appeal Court.

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  • Scotland

    Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013

    2 provisions

    Scottish Ministers must promote Scotland’s water resources and can regulate, approve, restrict, or end qualifying water abstractions, while certain unapproved abstractions are prohibited.

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  • Scotland

    Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006

    3 provisions

    This section authorises the railway works and gives the authorised undertaker powers to build, maintain, acquire land, manage roads and crossings, and deal with drainage and temporary possession, subject to stated consents, notices, compensation and time limits.

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  • Scotland

    Transport (Scotland) Act 2005

    3 provisions

    This part sets up Transport Partnerships and the Scottish Road Works Commissioner, and gives Scottish Ministers and road works bodies powers and duties about transport strategy, road works coordination, registration, inspection, and enforcement.

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  • Scotland

    Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004

    1 provisions

    Health Boards are required to provide or arrange primary medical services for their area, publish prescribed information, and cooperate with each other; they are also given powers to make arrangements and contracts for those services.

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  • Scotland

    Consumer Scotland Act 2020

    1 provisions

    The Act establishes Consumer Scotland, gives it consumer advocacy and advice functions, and requires it to have regard to consumer interests and vulnerable consumers.

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  • Scotland

    Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006

    5 provisions

    This provision sets up the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner and gives the Commissioner powers and duties about police complaints, complaint reviews, reports, guidance, information handling, and related investigations. It also contains rules for football banning orders.

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  • Scotland

    Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018

    2 provisions

    Scottish Ministers must promote sustainable forest management, prepare and keep a forestry strategy under review, and publish required reports and information. The provision also sets rules for felling, permissions, directions, notices, offences, compensation, and enforcement powers.

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  • Scotland

    Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022

    1 provisions

    The Act requires the Scottish Ministers and relevant authorities to prepare, publish, consult on, review, and report on good food nation plans, and sets up the Scottish Food Commission.

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  • Scotland

    Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

    3 provisions

    This segment sets up the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, gives it regulatory powers over water and sewerage licences and charges, and creates offences for unauthorised use of the public water and sewerage systems.

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  • Scotland

    Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026

    1 provisions

    Scottish Ministers must prepare and keep under review a community wealth building statement, and local authorities must prepare, publish, review, and report on community wealth building action plans.

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  • Scotland

    Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020

    8 provisions

    This Act sets rules for holding referendums throughout Scotland, including who may vote, how officials are appointed, how votes are counted, and how campaigning and offences are handled.

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