| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for rendring the Union of the Two Kingdoms more intire and complete. |
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| Citation | 6 Ann. c. 40 (Ruffhead c. 6) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales; Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 February 1708 |
| Commencement | 23 October 1707 |
Status: Amended | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Union with Scotland (Amendment) Act 1707 (6 Ann.) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It is chapter VI in the common printed editions.[2]
This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[3]
It united the English and Scottish Privy Councils and decentralised Scottish administration by appointing justices of the peace in each shire to carry out administration. In effect it took the day-to-day government of Scotland out of the hands of politicians and into those of the College of Justice.
Section 4
This section was repealed by the Schedule to the Circuit Courts and Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1925.
Section 5
This section was repealed by section 175 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Representation of the People Act 1949.
Section 6
This section was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1867.
See also
References
- ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ↑ Legislation.gov.uk. "Introduction". Note XI.
- ↑ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part I. Page 78, read with pages viii and x.
External links
- The Union with Scotland (Amendment) Act 1707, as amended, from Legislation.gov.uk.