At the start of the new millennium, Edinburgh is once again wielding true political power on behalf of its fellow  The  Scotland Act,  passed in November 1998, transferred control of domestic policy from London back to the Scots for the first time since 1707.
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The Scotland Act returned control of domestic policy to Scotland for the first time since 1707.
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Scotland was disappointed in passage of The Scotland Act of 1998, as it took away power.