Whether it will specify any laws applicable to Orkney and Shetland which are based on those from the old Norwegian/Scandinavian empire.

Orkney and Shetland's ancient legal heritage, which is distinct from that of the rest of Scotland, continues to exist in a number of areas. These are linked to the ancient system of Udal land ownership, the chief feature of which is that grants of land do not emanate from the Crown as feudal superior. Another distinguishing feature of this system is that the foreshore in Orkney and Shetland is treated in the same way as land above high water mark across the rest of Scotland. Consequently, it is possible for Udal titles to land to include the foreshore as property.