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UK Law Reference
All sections of Scotland Act 2016
2016 c. 11, s.2

Section 2 — The Sewel convention

This version in force from 2016-05-23

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

In section 28 of the Scotland Act 1998 (Acts of the Scottish Parliament) at the end add— (8) But it is recognised that the Parliament of the United Kingdom will not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.