Its aim is to provide for a final right of appeal to a civil appeals committee in the Court of Session and to abolish the right of appeal to the House of Lords.Rule 9.3.1 of the standing orders states that"A Bill shall on introduction be accompanied by a written statement signed by the Presiding Officer which shall … indicate whether or not in his or her view the provisions of the Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Parliament".The Presiding Officer ruled as follows:"In my view, the following provisions are not within the competence of the Parliament—Section 3Section 5 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...