The Bill was introduced following a recommendation by the Smith CommissioniSmith Commission website: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20151202171017/https://www.smith-commission.scot/ to transfer legislative competence over the policing of railways and railway property in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament passing the Scotland Act 2016,2Scottish Government. (2016, March 23). Scotland Act 2016. Retrieved from <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/11/contents" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/11/contents</a> which gives effect to the Smith Commission's recommendations.