Part 1: Constitutional Arrangements Chapter 5: Other provisions about legislation by the Assembly Section 12: Submission of Bills for Royal Assent: role of Presiding Officer
This section amends section 115 of GoWA to provide that the Presiding Officer, rather than the Clerk of the Assembly, should submit Assembly legislation for Royal Assent. It also provides that the Presiding Officer rather than the Clerk of the Assembly should be notified where a Bill is the subject of a Supreme Court reference and where the Attorney General or Counsel General do not intend to make a reference. This reflects the process in the Scottish Parliament.