Submission of Bills for Royal Assent.

1 It is for the Presiding Officer to submit Bills for Royal Assent. 2 The Presiding Officer shall not submit a Bill for Royal Assent at any time when— a the Advocate General, the Lord Advocate or the Attorney General is entitled to make a reference in relation to the Bill under section 32A or 33, b any such reference has been made but has not been decided or otherwise disposed of by the Supreme Court , or c an order may be made in relation to the Bill under section 35. 2A The Presiding Officer shall not submit a Bill for Royal Assent if the Supreme Court has decided on a reference made in relation to the Bill under section 32A(2)(b) that any provision of the Bill relates to a protected subject-matter, unless since the decision the Bill has been approved in accordance with standing orders made by virtue of section 36(5). 3 The Presiding Officer shall not submit a Bill in its unamended form for Royal Assent if— a the Supreme Court has decided that the Bill or any provision of it would not be within the legislative competence of the Parliament. ... b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 In this Act— “ Advocate General ” means the Advocate General for Scotland, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .