The bill outlined three proposals: the first was full devolution or 'devolution max', suggesting that the Scottish Parliament should be responsible for "all laws, taxes and duties in Scotland", with the exception of "defence and foreign affairs; financial regulation, monetary policy and the currency", which would be retained by the UK government.
Prvi je bila puna devolucija (devolution max), koja bi značila odgovornost škotskog parlamenta za "sve zakone, poreze i carine u Škotskoj", s izuzetkom pitanja "odbrane i inostranih poslova, finansijske regulacije, monetarne politike i valute", koja bi ostala u nadležnosti britanske vlade.