The Scottish Parliament can make laws on many subjects. These are known as devolved matters. Click on the picture to identify some examples.
| Image | Related Devolved Matter |
|---|---|
| Flats above shops | Housing |
| A property sold sign | Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) |
| Council Building | Local Government |
| Sheriff Court | Justice (Scotland has always had its own legal system) |
| Library | Culture and creative industries |
| Lamppost -with Polling Place arrow | Scottish Parliament & Local Government elections (Includes regulation of campaign spending and controlled expenditure on SP elections) |
| Theatre | Culture and creative industries |
| Tourist Information Centre | Tourism |
| Pharmacy | Health and social services |
| Job Centre | Employment programmes and Welfare; including control over certain benefits outside of Universal Credit and the power to vary the housing element of payment arrangements of Universal Credit |
| MSP Constituency Office | Scottish Parliament Elections MSPs are elected to represent the people of Scotland and make decisions on devolved matters for them. |
| Empty Premises with sign ‘new business coming soon’ | Economic development |
| 20mph speed limit sign | Transport, including road signs, speed limits and the functions of the British Transport Police |
| Car | Transport, including Drink driving alcohol limits |
| Police Car | Policing |
| Fire Engine | Fire Services |
| Bus | Transport (excluding most power over aviation, shipping, road traffic law and HGV and bus driver vehicle and operating licensing) |
| Cyclist | Transport |
| Cycle lane | Transport |
| Scottish Water drinking tap | Scottish Water |
| School | Education and training |
| Playing Fields | Sport |
| Nursing Home | Health and social services |
| Housing Estate | Housing |
| Countryside | Environment and planning |
| A wood | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
| Wind turbines | Energy efficiency and Fuel poverty schemes |
| Castle | Culture and creative industries |
| Hospital | Health and social services |
| Recycling centre | Sustainability and waste management, including Landfill Tax |
| Aeroplane (passenger jet in sky) | Air Passenger Duty and Aggregates Levy |
| 16-year-old with her polling card | Anyone over the age of 16 and residing in Scotland can vote in the Scottish Parliament Election |
| Farm animals | Agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
| Worker | Income Tax powers including the power to set rates and bands on earned income |