Acts of the Scottish Parliament
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Acts of the Scottish Parliament are laws passed by Scotland’s devolved legislature, covering areas such as education, health, and justice within Scotland.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T149266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of the Scottish Parliament Context triple: [Acts of Parliament, relatedConcept, Acts of the Scottish Parliament]
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A.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national legislature of Scotland, responsible for making laws and scrutinizing the Scottish Government on a range of domestic issues.
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B.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
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C.
Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly are primary legislative instruments passed by Northern Ireland’s devolved legislature, forming a key part of the region’s statutory law.
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E.
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland was the unicameral national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland until the 1707 Acts of Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of the Scottish Parliament Target entity description: Acts of the Scottish Parliament are laws passed by Scotland’s devolved legislature, covering areas such as education, health, and justice within Scotland.
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A.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national legislature of Scotland, responsible for making laws and scrutinizing the Scottish Government on a range of domestic issues.
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B.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
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C.
Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament are formal laws enacted by the UK Parliament that constitute the primary source of statutory law in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly are primary legislative instruments passed by Northern Ireland’s devolved legislature, forming a key part of the region’s statutory law.
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E.
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland was the unicameral national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland until the 1707 Acts of Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primary legislation
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source of law in Scotland ⓘ type of legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scottish public authorities
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individuals in Scotland ⓘ organisations operating in Scotland ⓘ |
| canBeAmendedBy |
Acts of the UK Parliament (within competence)
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later Acts of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| citationFormat | asp followed by year and chapter number ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Scotland Act 1998
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Scotland Act 2012 ⓘ Scotland Act 2016 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | legislative process of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| enactedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstSession |
Scottish Parliament
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surface form:
First Scottish Parliament (1999–2003)
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| interpretedBy |
courts of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
Scottish courts
|
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scottish Gaelic (titles may be translated) ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
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surface form:
Scots law
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| legislativeBody | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| mustComplyWith |
European Convention on Human Rights
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devolution settlement under the Scotland Acts ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Acts of Parliament
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surface form:
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to Scotland
|
| publishedIn |
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
asp (Act of the Scottish Parliament) numbered series
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| recordedBy |
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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surface form:
Office of the Queen’s Printer for Scotland
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| relatedTo | Scottish statutory instruments ⓘ |
| requires |
Royal Assent
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passage by the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| startDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Scottish taxation powers (as devolved)
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agriculture (Scottish competence) ⓘ civil law (devolved aspects) ⓘ criminal law (devolved aspects) ⓘ culture and sport ⓘ education ⓘ environment ⓘ fisheries (Scottish competence) ⓘ health ⓘ housing ⓘ justice ⓘ land use and planning ⓘ local government ⓘ policing (devolved aspects) ⓘ public health ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
legislative competence limits in the Scotland Act 1998
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reserved matters remaining with the UK Parliament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Acts of the Scottish Parliament Description of subject: Acts of the Scottish Parliament are laws passed by Scotland’s devolved legislature, covering areas such as education, health, and justice within Scotland.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
→
publishedIn
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Acts of the Scottish Parliament
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
asp (Act of the Scottish Parliament) numbered series
this entity surface form:
Scottish Parliament Acts
this entity surface form:
Acts of the Scottish Parliament of 1640