The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, and the British Prime Minister David Cameron signed the agreement for a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014 - 'The Edinburgh agreement'.
The referendum will be a simple yes/no vote, despite Salmond's push to have a third option of "devo max", however, as Salmond had campaigned for, the vote will be extended to 16 and 17 year olds.
The agreement is a Section 30 Order must be agreed by the governments of Holyrood and Westminister. After being approved the Scottish government will instigate legislation for the vote, which must take place before the end of 2014.
Speaking at the weekend Salmond said,
“We are not in the business of ripping things up,”
“We are in the business of developing a new relationship between the people of these islands that is more beneficial, an independent and equal relationship.”
