Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament making provision about social security.
Citation2018 asp 19
Introduced byAngela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities
Territorial extent Scotland
Dates
Royal assent1 June 2018
Other legislation
Relates toScotland Act 2016
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through the Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 19) is an act of the Scottish Parliament to allow for the devolution of aspects of the social security system to the Scottish Parliament as part of the devolution settlement agreed by the Smith Commission after the independence referendum in 2014.