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I think you've got the Scotland Act backwards. - Edit 1

Before modification by Tim at 01/06/2012 09:54:08 AM

Those powers are reserved to Westminster. The UK Parliament, in its omnipotence, created the Scottish Parliament in 1998 and delegated to it lawmaking powers, with the exception of some matters of national importance which are listed in Schedule 5. Have a look at this link.

Essentially, devolution is the mirror image of federalism.
History of Scottish Devolution

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