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Commons · Question 79916 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Scotland Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on issuing a Scotland Act Order to permit the bringing into force of relevant sections of the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024.

Answer

Answered by Kirsty McNeill, 20 Oct 2025

Scotland Act Orders are pieces of secondary legislation made under the Scotland Act 1998 and are used to implement, update or adjust Scotland’s devolution settlement. A Section 104 order is used to make provision which is considered necessary in consequen...