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.
This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.
[The ]Chronological Table of the Statutes
The Chronological Table of the Statutes is a chronological list of the public Acts passed by the Parliament of England (1235–1706), the Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800), and the Parliament of the United Kingdom (from 1801), as we ...
, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office
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. 2011. . Part I. Page 78, read with pages viii and x.
It united the
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and
Scottish Privy Councils and
decentralised Scottish administration by appointing
justices of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
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
The College of Justice includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies.
The constituent bodies of the national supreme courts are the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary, the Office of the Accountant of Court, an ...
.
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This section was repealed by the Schedule to the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This section was repealed by section 175 of, and Schedule 9 to, the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
The Representation of the People Act 1949 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act consolidated previous electoral law, but also made some changes to administration. Representation of the People amendments followed in 1969, 19 ...
.
Section 6
This section was repealed by the
Statute Law Revision Act 1867
The Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict c 59) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of a revised edition of the statutes.
This Act was partly in force in Great ...
.
See also
*
Acts of Union 1707
References
*
Halsbury's Statutes,
External links
The Union with Scotland (Amendment) Act 1707 as amended, from
Legislation.gov.uk.
Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1707
Privy Council of England
Privy Council of Scotland
College of Justice
Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain concerning Scotland
Government of Scotland
Constitutional laws of Scotland
Home rule in the United Kingdom
Counties of Scotland
History of local government in Scotland
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