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Employment law in Scotland

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

201 matching statutes

  • Scotland

    Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

    1 provisions

    The Act makes it an offence to deliberately stop a person caring for a child from feeding the child milk in a public place or licensed premises, unless the child is not lawfully allowed to be there except for feeding. It also gives Scottish Ministers powers and duties about breastfeeding, and sets a commencement rule f

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  • Scotland

    Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

    6 provisions

    This provision sets up the Scottish Police Authority and the Police Service of Scotland, gives the Authority and chief constable key governance and operational duties, and creates planning, reporting, discipline, vetting, and offence rules.

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  • Scotland

    Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006

    1 provisions

    This Act renames the Scottish Tourist Board as VisitScotland, dissolves the listed network tourist boards, transfers staff, rights, liabilities and property to VisitScotland, and lets Scottish Ministers set the commencement day by order.

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  • Scotland

    Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007

    8 provisions

    This provision creates a Register of Floating Charges, sets out how floating charges are registered, ranked, assigned, altered, discharged, and attached, and adds related rules for officers of court and land attachment.

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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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  • Scotland

    Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024

    1 provisions

    This Act sets up a mental health moratorium on debt recovery, gives Scottish Ministers rule-making and reporting duties, and makes detailed changes to bankruptcy and diligence procedures.

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  • Scotland

    Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014

    2 provisions

    Local authorities and Health Boards must jointly prepare integration schemes in the situations described, and Scottish Ministers have regulation and approval powers over the scheme and board arrangements.

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  • Scotland

    Education and Training (Scotland) Act 2000

    1 provisions

    The Scottish Ministers may make regulations about education and training grants, including who can receive them, how much they are, when they are paid, and any repayment terms.

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  • Scotland

    Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

    4 provisions

    The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service must promote fire safety, respond to fires and road traffic accidents, and carry out related planning and reporting duties.

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  • Scotland

    Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

    9 provisions

    This provision dissolves and restructures several Scottish bodies, transfers functions and property in some cases, and sets reporting, delegation, and consultation rules for listed public bodies and Creative Scotland.

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  • Scotland

    Forth Road Bridge Act 2013

    1 provisions

    This provision changes the legal status and management of the Forth Road Bridge, transfers the Authority’s property and liabilities to Scottish Ministers, and dissolves the Authority.

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  • Scotland

    Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

    5 provisions

    This provision sets up the Scheme and the children's and adults' lists, and requires Ministers, organisations, and some personnel suppliers to share prescribed information. It also creates duties for listed individuals to report changes, and offences for barred-role breaches and non-compliance.

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  • Scotland

    Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004

    1 provisions

    The Act sets rules for Scottish local government elections, councillor qualifications and restrictions, and gives the Scottish Ministers powers to make orders and regulations on elections, voting information, remuneration, and related matters.

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  • Scotland

    Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016

    11 provisions

    This provision sets out when a debtor’s estate may be sequestrated, who may apply or petition, what must accompany an application or petition, and the key offences, penalties, and procedural powers tied to sequestration.

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  • Scotland

    Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

    7 provisions

    This provision sets up Children's Hearings Scotland, the National Convener, the Principal Reporter and related duties for hearings, child welfare decisions, and safeguarding arrangements.

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