Editing Royal assent (section)

=====Scotland=====

Royal assent is the final stage in the legislative process for Acts of the [[Scottish Parliament]]. The process is governed by sections 28, 32, 33, and 35 of the [[Scotland Act 1998]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/contents | title=Scotland Act 1998 | publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]] | access-date=30 August 2014 | archive-date=29 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629003653/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/contents | url-status=live }}</ref> After a bill has been passed, the [[Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament]] submits it to the monarch for royal assent after a four-week period, during which the [[Advocate General for Scotland]], the [[Lord Advocate]], the [[Attorney General]] or the [[Secretary of State for Scotland]]<ref>"[http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/visitandlearn/Education/18641.aspx Stage of a bill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610135421/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/visitandlearn/Education/18641.aspx |date=10 June 2015 }}". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 29 June 2015.</ref> may refer the bill to the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] (prior to 1 October 2009, the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]]) for review of its legality. Royal assent is signified by letters patent under the [[Great Seal of Scotland]] as set out in the [[Scottish Parliament (Letters Patent and Proclamations) Order 1999]] ([[SI 1999]]/737) and of which notice is published in the London, Edinburgh, and Belfast Gazettes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/737/contents/made | title=The Scottish Parliament (Letters Patent and Proclamations) Order 1999 | publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]] | access-date=30 August 2014 | archive-date=18 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018034315/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/737/contents/made | url-status=live }}</ref>

The authority of the Secretary of State for Scotland to prohibit the submission of a bill passed by the Scottish Parliament for royal assent was first used in January 2023 for the [[Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64288757|title=UK government to block Scottish gender bill|date=16 January 2023|via=www.bbc.com|access-date=27 November 2023|archive-date=23 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123112529/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64288757|url-status=live}}</ref>