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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

    Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002

    3 provisions

    This provision sets up the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, gives the Ombudsman investigation and reporting powers, and requires listed authorities to have complaints procedures that follow the published principles.

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  • Scotland

    Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025

    2 provisions

    This Part sets rules for Scottish health and social care information, care-record access, carer support, care-home visiting, procurement, and several reporting and regulatory duties for Scottish Ministers.

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  • Scotland

    Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

    5 provisions

    This part sets Scottish social security principles, duties on the Scottish Ministers, and rules for assessments, determinations, appeals, advocacy, and reporting.

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  • Scotland

    Baird Trust Reorganisation Act 2005

    1 provisions

    This Act transfers the Baird Trust’s property, rights, interests and liabilities to a successor company, dissolves the Trust, and changes references to the transferor into references to the transferee.

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  • Scotland

    Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013

    7 provisions

    This Act sets up the 2014 Scottish independence referendum and assigns the main voting, counting, and oversight duties to Scottish Ministers, the Chief Counting Officer, counting officers, and the Electoral Commission.

    Act or statute Open & Chat
  • 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

    Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014

    3 provisions

    This Act establishes Historic Environment Scotland, gives it heritage-related functions, and sets rules for ministerial directions, delegations, reporting, entry powers, and some offences.

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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

    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

    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

    Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008

    3 provisions

    This provision sets out duties to protect judicial independence, rules for judicial appointments and conduct, and the roles of the Lord President, the First Minister, the Scottish Ministers, the Judicial Appointments Board, and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

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  • Scotland

    Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

    5 provisions

    Local authorities must assess homelessness, publish and review homelessness strategies, and provide free homelessness advice and information; registered social landlords and tenants also have duties and rights under Scottish secure tenancy rules.

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  • Scotland

    Housing (Scotland) Act 2010

    4 provisions

    This provision creates the Scottish Housing Regulator and sets out how it must operate, including duties on reports, registers, consultation, and regulatory intervention powers.

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