Sewel Convention
(Scotland, law) The British policy that the Parliament of the United Kingdom will generally not legislate for Scotland in respect of devolved matters without the consent of Scottish Parliament.
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(Scotland, law) The British policy that the Parliament of the United Kingdom will generally not legislate for Scotland in respect of devolved matters without the consent of Scottish Parliament.
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