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Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Act
Summary
This Scottish law allows partnerships to be taken to court and prosecuted for breaking the law, rather than only prosecuting the individual partners involved. It treats a partnership like a single legal entity that can be held responsible for crimes or violations, similar to how companies are prosecuted.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means allowing partnerships (like small businesses or professional firms) to be prosecuted as legal entities rather than just individual partners. This helps protect the public by making it easier to hold businesses accountable for wrongdoing and ensuring justice when partnerships break laws.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics might worry that partners could be unfairly punished for actions they didn't know about, or that small business owners face extra legal risk. Some may argue it's unclear how responsibility should be shared when multiple partners are involved in a problem.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading27 Feb 2013
- 2nd reading12 Mar 2013
- Committee stage19 Mar 2013
- Report stage22 Apr 2013
- 3rd reading22 Apr 2013
Lords
- 1st reading5 Nov 2012
- 2nd reading4 Dec 2012
- 2nd reading10 Dec 2012
- Committee stage13 Feb 2013
- Report stage25 Feb 2013
- 3rd reading27 Feb 2013
Royal Assent25 Apr 2013
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