Referendum (Scotland) Act 2013

The Referendum (Scotland) Act 2013 is legislation that set out the rules for Scotland’s independence referendum held on September 18, 2014. It established the legal framework for organizing the vote, including who could vote, how the vote was conducted, and how to ensure it was fair and transparent. The Act also created the Scottish Parliament’s power to approve the referendum and set out procedures for campaign regulation. Its purpose was to provide a clear, legally sound process for a significant constitutional decision, allowing the Scottish people to choose whether they wanted Scotland to become independent from the United Kingdom.