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The First Days

12 May to 2 July 1999

The Assembly Hall - first home of the ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament, elected on May 6, 1999, sat for the first time the following week on May 12.  It took up its full legislative powers on July 1, a landmark day in Scotland's colourful history.

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