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Figure 2: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament Photograph (c) Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ Scottish_Parliament_Licence_2017.pdf
Figure 3: What Happens in the Scottish Parliament: http://www.parliament.scot/ PublicInformationdocuments/ SP_YPaW_A5_Leaflet_(alt).pdf https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
Figure 4: Adam Elder/Scottish Parliament. Photograph (c) 2005 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ Scottish_Parliament_Licence_2017.pdf
Figure 5: extract from Scotland Act (1998) as amended: © Crown http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
Figure 6: extract from Scotland Act (1998) as amended: © Crown http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
Figure 8: extract from Scotland Act (1998) as amended: © Crown http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
Figure 9: Layout of Bill http://www.parliament.scot/ parliamentarybusiness/ Bills/ 576.aspx(c) Crown content available under http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ Scottish_Parliament_Licence_2017.pdf
Figure 10: screen shot of Scottish Parliament website © Crown content available under http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ Scottish_Parliament_Licence_2017.pdf
Figure 11: Bills of the Scottish Parliament 1999 to 2016 http://www.parliament.scot/ parliamentarybusiness/ Bills/ 576.aspx(c) Crown content available under
Figure 12: Examples of Scottish Bills 1999-2016 –http://www.parliament.scot/ parliamentarybusiness/ Bills/ 576.aspx(c) Crown content available under
Figure 13: Stages of a bill from Scottish Parliament website © Crown content available under http://www.parliament.scot/ Fol/ Scottish_Parliament_Licence_2017.pdf
Figure 14: Extract from 2015-16 Scottish Parliament Annual Report (c) Crown 2007 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
Figure 17: Front page of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (c) Crown 2007 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
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