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1424

Record ed: 26 May * Church Act 1424 (c 1) 2mo ed: 1424 c 1(.)Repealed by the
Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 The Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (6 Edw 7 c 38) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It revised the Pre-Union Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.The Ch ...
(c.38), s 1 & Sch.
This Act was repealed because it was superseded by 1425 c 1. * Public Peace Act 1424 (c 2) 2mo ed: 1424 c 2(Of pece to be kepit throu the realme.) *Treason Act 1424 (c 3) 2mo ed: 1424 c 3(.) *Treason Act 1424 (c 4) 2mo ed: 1424 c 4(.) * Riders and Gangers Act 1424 (c 5) 2mo ed: 1424 c 5(Of ridaris and gangaris throu the cuntre.) * Officers of Law Act 1424 (c 6) 2mo ed: 1424 c 6(Of the ministeris and officiaris of law throu the realme.) * Sorners Act 1424 (c 7) 2mo ed: 1424 c 7(Of sornaris.) * Customs and Burgh Mails Act 1424 (c 8) (.) *
Crown Revenues Act 1424 A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, parti ...
(c 9) 2mo ed: 1424 c 9(.) *Supply Act 1424 (c 10) (.) *Salmon Act 1424 (c 11) 2mo ed: 1424 c 10ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> (.) *Salmon Act 1424 (c 12) 2mo ed: 1424 c 11(.)Repealed by the
Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 The Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 (c.80) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was prepared by the Statute Law Committee. It further revised the Pre-Union Acts of the Parliament ...
(c.80), s 1 & Sch.
This Act related to " cruives and yairs, i.e. salmon traps and salmon yards or dams". *
Royal Mines Act 1424 The Royal Mines Act 1424 was an act of the Parliament of Scotland (1424 c. 12) stating that gold and silver mines containing ore above a certain value would belong to the king. This made such mines '' inter regalia'' under Scots law (that is, p ...
(c 13) 2mo ed: 1424 c 12(still in force) *Clergy Act 1424 (c 14) 2mo ed: 1424 c 13(.) *Clergy Act 1424 (c 15) 2mo ed: 1424 c 14(Of clerkis purchessand pensionis out of beneficis.) *. (c 16) 2mo ed: 1424 c 15ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of strangeris that sellis merchandise in the realme and takis mone tharfor. (c 17) 2mo ed: 1424 c 16ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Football Act 1424 The Football Act 1424 was passed by the Parliament of Scotland in the reign of James I. It became law on 26 May 1424, one of a set of statutes passed that day; it is recorded as ''James I. 1424 (May 26) c.18'' in the Record Edition of the statutes ...
(Of playing at the fut ball.) (c 18) 2mo ed: 1424 c 17ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Archers Act 1424 Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
(c 19) 2mo ed: 1424 c 18(.) *
Rooks Act 1424 Rook (''Corvus frugilegus'') is a bird of the corvid family. Rook or rooks may also refer to: Games * Rook (chess), a piece in chess * Rook (card game), a trick-taking card game Military *Sukhoi Su-25 or Rook, a close air support aircraft * US ...
(c 20) 2mo ed: 1424 c 19(Of rukis biggande in treis.) *
Muirburn Act 1424 A controlled or prescribed burn, also known as hazard reduction burning, backfire, swailing, or a burn-off, is a fire set intentionally for purposes of forest management, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. A control ...
(c 21) 2mo ed: 1424 c 20 (Of murbyrne). *Of the custum of hors nolt scheip and hering. (c 22) 2mo ed: 1424 c 21ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of the custum of mertrik skynnis and other furringis. (c 23) 2mo ed: 1424 c 22ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Coinage Act 1424 Coinage may refer to: * Coins, standardized as currency * Neologism, coinage of a new word * ''COINage'', numismatics magazine * Tin coinage, a tax on refined tin * Protologism, coinage of a seldom used new term See also * Coining (disambigua ...
(c 24) 2mo ed: 1424 c 23(Of the amending of the mone.) * Innkeepers Act 1424The citation of this Act by this
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, section 2 and Schedule 2. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the
Interpretation Act 1978 The Interpretation Act 1978 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act makes provision for the interpretation of Acts of Parliament, Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England, Measures of the Church Assembly, subor ...
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(c 25) 2mo ed: 1424 c 24(Of hostilaris in burowis townis and thruchfaris) (Repealed by the
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(c 43)) *Of the age and mark of beggars and of idle men. 2mo ed: 1424 c 25ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Anent the complaynt of Maister Nicholl of Cumnok apone Maister Ingrem Lindissay that he purchest in the court of Rome ane pensione out of the denry of Abirdene. (c 26) *Supply Act 1424 (c 27) (Of the chevisance to be maide in Flanderis for payment of the finance for the kingis costage.) Record ed: 12 March 1424 (
old style Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, this is the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 158 ...
) hich is 1425 (new style)*Of the fredome of the halykirk. (c 1) 2mo ed: 1424 c 26ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Anent hospitalis. (c 2) 2mo ed: 1424 c 27ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> * Lollard Act (c 3) 2mo ed: 1424 c 28(Anontis heretikis and lollardis.) * Observance of Statutes Act 1425 (c 4) 2mo ed: 1424 c 29(Anent the keping of the statutis maid in the kingis first parliament.) * Leagues Act 1425 (c 5) 2mo ed: 1424 c 30(Anent ligis and bandis.) * Trade in Flanders Act 1424 (c 6) (Of merchandis passand in Flanderis.) * Horses Act 1425 (c 7) 2mo ed: 1424 c 31(Of the selling of hors.) * Tallow Act 1425 (c 8) 2mo ed: 1424 c 32(Anent talch.) *Of the pricis of vittallis. (c 9) * Theft of Green Wood Act 1424 or 1425 (c 10) 2mo ed: 1424 c 33(Of the steyllaris of greene wode and brekaris of orchardis.) * Stolen Wood Act 1424 or 1425 (c 11) 2mo ed: 1424 c 34(Of stollyn wode fundyn in uthir lordis landis.) *Salmon Act 1424 (c 12) (Anentis salmonde.) * Deer Act 1424 or 1425 (c 13) 2mo ed: 1424 c 36 (Anent stalkiris that slais deir.) * Reset Act 1424 or 1425 (c 14) (Of resettouris of theffis and reffaris.) * Treason Act 1425 (c 15) 2mo ed: 1424 c 37(Of resettouris of rebellouris.) *Of merchandis passand our the see. (c 16) 2mo ed: 1424 c 38ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> * Deacons of Crafts Act 1424 or 1425 (c 17). (Of dekynis of craftis.) Repealed by 1427 c 4 2mo: c 86 *Anent the ordinance of processionis and prayeris for the king the quen and thar barntyme. (c 18) *Customs Act 1424 (c 19) 2mo ed: 1424 c 40(Of the custum of wollyn clayth.) * Labourers Act 1425 (c 20) 2mo ed: 1424 c 41(Anent the laboraris of the erd.) *
Beggars Act 1424 Begging (also panhandling) is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. A person doing such is called a beggar or panhandler. Beggars may operate in public plac ...
(c 21) 2mo ed: 1424 c 42(Of thiggaris.) * Leasing Making Act 1424 or 1425 (c 22) 2mo ed: 1424 c 43(Anent lesing makaris.) * Wapinschaws Act 1424 (c 23) 2mo ed: 1424 c 44(Of wapynschawingis.) * Poor's Counsel Act 1424 or 1425 (c 24) 2mo ed: 1424 c 45 (Anent billis of complayntis.) Repealed by section 17(5) of, and Part I of the Eighth Schedule to, the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1949 (that is to say, the Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949). Repealed again by Part XII of Schedule 1 to the
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Remissions Act 1424 A cure is a substance or procedure that ends a medical condition, such as a medication, a surgical operation, a change in lifestyle or even a philosophical mindset that helps end a person's sufferings; or the state of being healed, or cured. The m ...
(c 25) 2mo ed: 1424 c 46(Anent remissionis to be gevyn.)


1425

Record ed: 11 March 1425 (old style) hich is 1426 (new style)*
Church Act 1425 Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chri ...
(c 1) (Of the fredom of the haly kirk.) *
Armour to be Imported Act 1426 Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or fr ...
(c 2) 2mo ed: 1425 c 47(Anent harnes and armouris to be brocht hame be merchandis.) *
Law of the Land Act 1425 Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
or 1426 (c 3) 2mo ed: 1425 c 48(Under quhat lawis the kingis liegis salbe governyt.) * Registration of King's Letters Act 1426 (c 4) (Anent the registracione of lotteris of newe infeftment, confirmacion, &c.) *Of the halding of the mone within the realme. (c 5) 2mo ed: 1425 c 49ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of thame that may not gang apon assise. (c 6) 2mo ed: 1425 c 50ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> * Forethought Felony Act 1425 (c 7) 2mo ed: 1425 c 51(Of forthocht felony.) * Attendance in Parliament Act 1425 or 1426 (c 8) 2mo ed: 1425 c 52(Of presens in the Parliament.) *
Attorneys Act 1425 Attorney may refer to: * Lawyer ** Attorney at law, in some jurisdictions * Attorney, one who has power of attorney * ''The Attorney'', a 2013 South Korean film See also * Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a gove ...
(c 9) 2mo ed: 1425 c 53(Of attournayis in the Justice ayr.) *
Statute Law Revision Act 1425 A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by ...
or 1426 (c 10) 2mo ed: 1425 cc 54 and 55(Of personis to be chosyn to examyn and mend the bukis of law of this realme.) * Travellers Act 1425 (c 11) 2mo ed: 1425 c 56(Anent hostelaris in boroustounis and throuchfaris.) *Of orisones to be maid for the king the queyn and thare childer. (c 12) *Anent mesuris. (c 13) 2mo ed: 1425 c 59ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Anent wechtis. (c 14) *Of watter mettis. (c 15) 2mo ed: 1425 c 57ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> * Ferries Act 1425 (c 16) 2mo ed: 1425 c 58(Anent batemen and feriaris.) * Wapinschaws Act 1425 (c 17) 2mo ed: 1425 c 60(Of wapinschawingis.) *Ordinance anent the passage betuix Scotlande and Irlande. (c 18) 2mo ed: 1425 cc 61 to 64ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Lords of the Session Act 1425 Lords may refer to: * The plural of Lord Places *Lords Creek, a stream in New Hanover County, North Carolina *Lord's, English Cricket Ground and home of Marylebone Cricket Club and Middlesex County Cricket Club People * Traci Lords (born 1 ...
or 1426 or the Lords of Session Act 1425 (c 19) 2mo ed: 1425 c 65(Of the Sessionis to be haldin.) * Poor Act 1425 or 1426 (c 20) 2mo ed: 1425 c 66(Anent inquisicion to be maid of ydil men that has nocht of thare awin to leif upon.) *
Proclamation of Acts of Parliament Act 1425 A proclamation (Lat. ''proclamare'', to make public by announcement) is an official declaration issued by a person of authority to make certain announcements known. Proclamations are currently used within the governing framework of some nations ...
or 1426 (c 21) 2mo ed: 1425 c 67(Of the registracione and proclamacione of the actis of parliament.) *Assisa de ponderibus et mensuris. (c 22) 2mo ed: 1426 cc 68 to 70ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Fire in Towns Act 1425 Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are pr ...
or 1426 (c 23) 2mo ed: 1426 cc 71 to 75(Anentis fyre in townis.)


1426

Record ed: 30 September *Anent the custum of salmondis and uthir fische. (c 1) 2mo ed: 1426 c 76ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> * Deacons of Crafts Act 1426 (c 2) (Of the dekynis of craftis.) Repealed by 1427 c 4 2mo: c 86 * Craftsmen's Work Act 1426 (c 3) 2mo ed: 1426 c 78(Of the price of the werk maid by craftismen.) * Wages Act 1426 (c 4) 2mo ed: 1426 c 79(Of the fee of werkmen.) *
Workmen Act 1426 Workman may refer to: * Workman (horse) * Workman (surname), an English surname * Workman keyboard layout, an alternative English keyboard layout for ergonomic usage * Workman Publishing Company, an American publisher * Workman Township, Minnesota ...
(c 5) 2mo ed: 1426 c 80(Of the punicion of werkmen that fulfillis nocht thar werk at the tyme thai hecht.) *Anent the sawing of quhete peis and benis. (c 6) 2mo ed: 1426 c 81ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Castles Act 1426 A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
(c 7) 2mo ed: 1426 c 82(Anent the biggyn and reparelling of castellis and maner placis beyonde the mownth.)


1427

Record ed: 1 July *
Oaths Act 1427 Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to giv ...
(c 1) 2mo ed: 1426 c 83(De juramento auditorum ad causas et querelas terminandas.) *
Travellers Abroad Act 1427 Traveler(s), traveller(s), The Traveler(s), or The Traveller(s) may refer to: People Generic terms *One engaged in travel *Explorer, one who searches for the purpose of discovery of information or resources *Nomad, a member of a community withou ...
(c 2) 2mo ed: 1426 c 84(De financia facienda per clericos aut laicos ad partes ultramarinas se transferentes.) * Travellers Act 1427 (c 3) 2mo ed: 1426 c 85(De hostellaris seu hospiciis publicis.) * Deacons of Crafts Act 1427 (c 4) 2mo ed: 1426 c 86(Revocacio ordinacionum super artificum decapis.) *
Spiritual Court Procedure Act 1427 Spiritual is the adjective for Spirit (vital essence), spirit. Spiritual may also refer to: Religion *Spirituality, a concern with matters of the spirit **Spiritual attack, an attack by Satan and his demons on a Christian **Spiritual body, a Chr ...
(c 5) 2mo ed: 1426 c 87(Pro expedicione litium in curia spirituali.) *
Arbitration Act 1427 Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that resolves disputes outside the judiciary courts. The dispute will be decided by one or more persons (the 'arbitrators', 'arbiters' or 'arbitral tribunal'), which renders the ' ...
(c 6) 2mo ed: 1426 c 87(De arbitriis.) *De excepcionibus falsis et frivolis. (c 7) *
Jurisdiction over Scotsmen Dying Abroad Act 1427 Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels. Jur ...
(c 8) 2mo ed: 1426 c 88(De causis mercatorum extra regnum decedencium tractandis) Record ed: 1 March 1427 (old style)
hich is 1428 (new style) Ij ( fa, ايج, also Romanized as Īj; also known as Hich and Īch) is a village in Golabar Rural District, in the Central District of Ijrud County, Zanjan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...
*Of thaim that has oute of the realme merchandice nocht payande the custum. (c 1) 2mo ed: 1427 c 100ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Members of Parliament Act 1427 Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...
or 1428 Of the commissaris of the schiris and the commoun spekar of the parliament. (c 2) 2mo ed: 1427 c 101ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> * Craftsmen Act 1427 (c 3) 2mo ed: 1427 c 102(Anentis the men of craftis in burowis.) *
Beggars Act 1427 Begging (also panhandling) is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. A person doing such is called a beggar or panhandler. Beggars may operate in public plac ...
(c 4) 2mo ed: 1427 c 103(Adicioun to the statut of beggaris.) * Wolves Act 1427 (c 5) 2mo ed: 1427 c 104(That baronis ger seik the quhelpis of the wolfis and sla thame.) *Of cruffis in waterris. (c 6) *
Shipping Act 1427 Freight transport, also referred as ''Freight Forwarding'', is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been ext ...
or 1428 (c 7) (The leife to merchandis to fure thar gudis in schippis of vther cuntries.) * Lepers Act 1427 (c 8) 2mo ed: 1427 c 105(Anent lipper folk.) * Barratry Act 1427 or 1428 (c 9) 2mo ed: 1427 c 106(Anent the passage of clerkis out of the realme.) * Attendance at Courts Act 1427 (c 10) (That na man cum to courtis with gaddering.) * Interpretation of Acts Act 1427 or 1428 (c 11) 2mo ed: 1427 c 107(Anent interpreting the kingis statutis.) *
Wild Birds Act 1427 Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wild animal * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 Am ...
(c 12) 2mo ed: 1427 c 108(Anent wylde foulis.)


1428

Record ed: 12 July, vol 2, p 17 * Oath by Queen Act 1428 2mo ed: 1428 c 109(De juramento prestando Domine Regine)


1429

Record ed: 26 April *De fugientibus a Rege vel alio quocunque ejus locum tenente. (c 1) 2mo ed: 1429 c 110ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *De colonis pro anno futuro non removendis. (c 2) Record ed: 6 March *Of mayris of fee. (c 1) 2mo ed: 1429 c 111ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of summondis. (c 2) 2mo ed: 1429 c 112ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Anent excepcionis agane the kingis breifis (c 3) 2mo ed: 1429 c 113ref name=SLR(S)A1964s1/> *Of essonyeis. (c 4) 2mo ed: 1429 c 114ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of borghis fundyn be defendouris apon a weir of law and thar fredome to be avisit. (c 5) 2mo ed: 1429 c 115ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of falsing of domis. (c 6) 2mo ed: 1429 c 116ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of recounteris and of the absens of the partiis at the dome geving of the docrete. (c 7) 2mo ed: 1429 c 117ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of the array of knychtis lordis vtheris. (c 8) 2mo ed: 1429 c 118ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of the array of burgessis and their wyffis. (c 9) *Of the array of yemen and commonis to landwartis. (c 10) *Anent the maner of grathing of gentilmen and utheris for weir. (c 11) 2mo ed: 1429 c 120ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Anent the maner of grathing of yemen for weir. (c 12) 2mo ed: 1429 c 121ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *Of unlawis to be raisit of thaim nocht bodyn as is before wryttin. (c 13) 2mo ed: 1429 c 122ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> *
Lawburrows Act 1429 Lawburrows is a little-known civil action in Scots law initiated by one person afraid of another's possible violence. Lawburrows Act 1429 The Lawburrows Act 1429 remains in force and says: Threats of Violence and Scots Civil Law Normally, wh ...
(c 20) 2mo ed: 1429 c 129(see Lawburrows) (still in force)


1449

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Leases Act 1449 The Leases Act 1449 (c. 6) is an Act of the Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parl ...
(c 6) 2mo ed: 1449 c 18(still in force)


1469

* Reversion Act 1469 (c 3) 2mo ed: 1469 c 27(Ceases to have effect under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003) * Prescription Act 1469 (c 4) 2mo ed: 1469 c 28ref name=PAL(S)A1973>Repealed by section 16(2) and 23(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 * Diligence Act 1469 (c 12) 2mo ed: 1469 c 36(still in force)


1474

* Tutors Act 1474 (c 6) 2mo ed: c 51(repealed by the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991) * Prescription Act 1474 (c 9) 2mo ed: c 54ref name=PAL(S)A1973/>


1487

* Royal Burghs Act 1487 (c 17) 2mo ed: c 111(see
royal burghs A royal burgh () was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs. Most royal burghs were either created by ...
) (still in force)


1491

* Liferent Caution Act 1491 (c 6) 2mo ed: c 25(still in force) * Leases Act 1491 (c 7) (still in force) * Common Good Act 1491 (c 19) 2mo ed: c 36(still in force)


1496

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Education Act 1496 The Education Act 1496 was an act of the Parliament of Scotland (1496 c. 87) that required landowners to send their eldest sons to school to study Latin, arts and law. This made schooling compulsory for the first time in the world. The humanis ...
(c 87) (see also
Education in Scotland Education in Scotland is overseen by the Scottish Government and its executive agency Education Scotland. Education in Scotland has a history of universal provision of public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly diffe ...
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16th century


1503

* Spuilzie Act 1503 (c 9) 2mo ed: c 65ref name=SL(R)A1973>Repealed by the
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which implemented recommendations contained in the fourth report on statute law revision, by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. This Act was ...
* Diligence Act 1503 (c 45) 2mo ed: c 98(repealed by section 108 of, and Schedule 8 to, the
Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 A debtor or debitor is a legal entity (legal person) that owes a debt to another entity. The entity may be an individual, a firm, a government, a company or other legal person. The counterparty is called a creditor. When the counterpart of this ...
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1532

*
College of Justice Act 1532 A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering ...
(c 2) 2mo ed: cc 36–41(still in force)


1535

* Liferent Caution Act 1535 (c 14) 2mo ed: c 15(still in force)


1540

* Act of Sederunt 1540 (c 93) Record ed: 3 December * Citation Act 1540 (c 10) 2mo ed: c 75(still in force) Record ed: 14 March *
College of Justice Act 1540 A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a University system, constituent part of one. A college may be a academic degree, degree-awarding Tertiary education, tertiary educational institution, a part of a coll ...
(c 10) 2mo ed: c 93(still in force) * Judges Act 1540 (c 22) 2mo ed: c 104ref name=SL(R)A1973/> * Subscription of Deeds Act 1540 (c 37) 2mo ed: c 117(repealed by 1995 c 7))


1555

* Lands Redemption Act 1555 (c 3) 2mo ed: c 30(still in force) * Citation Act 1555 (c 6) 2mo ed: c 33(repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 4 of Part I of Schedule 1 to, the
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010. It implemented recommendations contained in the twelfth report on statute law revisi ...
)


1560

*
Confession of Faith Ratification Act 1560 The Scots Confession (also called the Scots Confession of 1560) is a Confession of Faith written in 1560 by six leaders of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. The wikisource:Scots Confession, text of the Confession was the first subordinate st ...
(c 1) (still in force) * Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 (c 2) (still in force)


1563

*Anentis Witchcrafts. Anent the using of witchcraftis sorsarie and necromancie. (c 9) (
Witchcraft Act 1563 In England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and the British colonies, there has historically been a succession of Witchcraft Acts governing witchcraft and providing penalties for its practice, or—in later years—rather for pretending to practise ...
) *Anent mesouris and wechtis. (c 14) * Notaries Act 1563 (c 17) 2mo ed: c 79


1567

*Anent the demissioun of the Crowne in favouris of our Soverane lord and his Majesteis coronatioun. (c 1) (
Act Anent the demission of the Crown in favour of our Sovereign Lord, and his Majesty's Coronation 1567 The Act Anent the demission of the Crown in favour of our Sovereign Lord, and his Majesty's Coronation was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland passed on 12 December 1567. It confirmed the dethronement of Mary, Queen of Scots, in favour of her s ...
) *
Coronation Oath Act 1567 A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a coronation crown, crown upon a monarch's head. The term also generally refers not only to the physical crowning but to the whole ceremony wherein the act of crowning occurs, along with the ...
(c 8) 2mo ed: c 8(still in force) * Church Jurisdiction Act 1567 (c 12) (still in force) *
Incest Act 1567 Incest ( ) is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by affinity (marriage or stepfamily), adoption ...
(c 15) 2mo ed: c 14 *
Marriage Act 1567 Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
(c 16) 2mo ed: c 15


1578

* Burghs Act 1578 (c 11) 2mo ed: c 64see
burgh A burgh is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland and Northern England, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Bur ...
) (still in force)


1579

* Church Act 1579 (c 6) 2mo ed: c 68* Church Jurisdiction Act 1579 (c 7) 2mo ed: c 69*
Sunday Act 1579 Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. It is often considered the first day of the week. For most observant adherents of Christianity, Sunday ...
(c 8) 2mo ed: c 70*For punishment of the strang and ydle beggaris and releif of the pure and impotent. (c 12) 2mo ed: c 74ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> (Act for Punishment of Strong and Idle Beggars, and Relief of the Poor and Impotent) *
Registration Act 1579 Register or registration may refer to: Arts entertainment, and media Music * Register (music), the relative "height" or range of a note, melody, part, instrument, etc. * ''Register'', a 2017 album by Travis Miller * Registration (organ), th ...
(c 13) 2mo ed: c 75 *
Criminal Letters Act 1579 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...
(c 16) 2mo ed: c 78(still in force) * Subscription of Deeds Act 1579 (c 18) 2mo ed: c 80(repealed by 1995 c 7) *
Prescription (Ejections) Act 1579 Prescription, prescriptive, or prescribe may refer to: Health care *Medical prescription, a plan of care written by a physician or other health care professional **Prescription drug, a drug available only if prescribed by a medical prescription * ...
(c 19) 2mo ed: c 81ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Prescription Act 1579 (c 21) 2mo ed: c 83ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Hornings Act 1579 (c 45) 2mo ed: c 94


1581

* Stipends Act 1581 (c 2) 2mo ed: c 100* Lawburrows Act 1581 (c 22) 2mo ed: c 117(still in force) *
Breach of Arrestment Act 1581 Breach, Breached, or The Breach may refer to: Places * Breach, Kent, United Kingdom * Breach, West Sussex, United Kingdom * ''The Breach'', Great South Bay in the State of New York People * Breach (DJ), an Electronic/House music act * Miroslav ...
(c 23) 2mo ed: c 118(still in force) *
Convention of Burghs Act 1581 Convention may refer to: * Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct ** Treaty, an agreement in international law * Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a ...
(c 26) 2mo ed: c 119


1584

* Sovereignty Act 1584 (c 2) 2mo ed: c 129(still in force) * Unlawful Jurisdictions Act 1584 (c 4) 2mo ed: c 131(still in force) *
Disqualification of Ministers Act 1584 Disqualification may refer to: * Ejection (sports), the removal of a participant from a contest due to a violation of the sport's rules ** Disqualification (boxing) ** Disqualification (professional wrestling) ** Disqualification (tennis) * Judicia ...
(c 6) 2mo ed: c 133(still in force) *
Execution of Decrees Act 1584 Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the State (polity), state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to ...
(c 15) 2mo ed: c 139* Decrees in Absence Act 1584 (c 10) 2mo ed: c 3(repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
)


1585

* Curators Act 1585 (c 25) 2mo ed: c 18(repealed by the
Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (2000 asp 4) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It was passed on 29 March 2000, receiving royal assent on 9 May. It concerns the welfare of adults (the age of legal capacity in Scotland being 16 ...
)


1587

*
Officers of Arms Act 1587 An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fr ...
(c 30) 2mo ed: c 46* Tolls Act 1587 (c 37) 2mo ed: c 54(still in force) * Jurors Act 1587 (c 54) 2mo ed: cc 75 and 77* Criminal Justice Act 1587 (c 57) 2mo ed: cc 91 and 92* Burghs Act 1587 (c 114) 2mo ed: c 113(still in force)


1592

* General Assembly Act 1592 (c 8) 2mo ed: c 116(see
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body.''An Introduction to Practice and Procedure in the Church of Scotland'' by A. Gordon McGillivray, ...
) (still in force) * Deposition of Ministers Act 1592 (c 9) 2mo ed: c 117* Lyon King of Arms Act 1592 (c 29) 2mo ed: c 127(see
Lyon King of Arms The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new gran ...
) (still in force) *
Mines and Metals Act 1592 Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging *Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging * Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun ...
(c 31) (still in force) * Citation Act 1592 (c 59) 2mo ed: c 141(still in force) *
Compensation Act 1592 Compensation may refer to: *Financial compensation *Compensation (chess), various advantages a player has in exchange for a disadvantage * ''Compensation'' (essay), by Ralph Waldo Emerson * ''Compensation'' (film), a 2000 film *Compensation (psych ...
(c 61) 2mo ed: c 143(still in force) * Expenses Act 1592 (c 62) 2mo ed: c 144(still in force) * Deforcement Act 1592 (c 72) 2mo ed: c 152(still in force)


1593

* Hornings Act 1593 (c 34) 2mo ed: c 181


1594

* Declinature Act 1594 (c 22) (repealed by the
Court of Session Act 1988 The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary. The Court of Session sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh ...
) * Prescription Act 1594 (c 24) 2mo ed: c 218ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Land Purchase Act 1594 (c 26) 2mo ed: c 220(still in force) *
Ejection Caution Act 1594 Ejection or Eject may refer to: * Ejection (sports), the act of officially removing someone from a game * Eject (''Transformers''), a fictional character from ''The Transformers'' television series * "Eject" (song), 1993 rap rock single by Senser ...
(c 27) (repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
) *
Parricide Act 1594 Parricide refers to the deliberate killing of one’s own father and mother, spouse (husband or wife), children, and/or close relative. However, the term is sometimes used more generally to refer to the intentional killing of a near relative. It ...
(c 30) 2mo ed: c 224(repealed by the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016)


1597

* Kirk Dykes Act 1597 (c 3) 2mo ed: c 232(see
kirk Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning "church". It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it. Basic meaning and etymology As a common noun, ''kirk' ...
, dyke) (still in force) * Feu-duty Act 1597 (c 17) 2mo ed: c 250(see feu duty) (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000) *
Lawburrows Act 1597 Lawburrows is a little-known civil action in Scots law initiated by one person afraid of another's possible violence. Lawburrows Act 1429 The Lawburrows Act 1429 remains in force and says: Threats of Violence and Scots Civil Law Normally, wh ...
(c 40) 2mo ed: c 273(see Lawburrows) (still in force)


17th century


1600

* Hornings Act 1600 (c 22) 2mo ed: c 13* Crown Proceedings Act 1600 (c 23) 2mo ed: c 14(still in force)


1606

* Sovereignty Act 1606 (c 1) 2mo ed: c 1(see
sovereignty Sovereignty is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social construct, or territory. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states. In any state, sovereignty is assigned to the perso ...
) (still in force) * Act Anent Coalyers and Salters 1606 (c 2)


1607

*
Theft Act 1607 The Theft Act 1607 (c. 6) is an Act of the Parliament of Scotland. Title "Act Anent woddis parkis planting dowcattis et cetera " (An Act concerning woods, parks, planting, doocots, etc.) Content The Act was subject to six separate repeals of ...
(c 6) 2mo ed: c 3(still in force) *
Convention of Burghs Act 1607 Convention may refer to: * Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct ** Treaty, an agreement in international law * Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a ...
(c 13) 2mo ed: c 6


1617

* Prescription Act 1617 (c 12) 2mo ed: c 12ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Reduction Act 1617 (c 13) 2mo ed: c 13ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> *
Executors Act 1617 An executor is someone who is responsible for executing, or following through on, an assigned task or duty. The feminine form, executrix, may sometimes be used. Overview An executor is a legal term referring to a person named by the maker of a ...
(c 14) 2mo ed: c 14(still in force) * Registration Act 1617 (c 16) 2mo ed: c 16(still in force) * Arrestments Act 1617 (c 17) 2mo ed: c 17(repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
) * Dovecotes Act 1617 (c 19) 2mo ed: c 19


1621

* Diligence Act 1621 (c 6) 2mo ed: c 6(repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
) * Adjudication Act 1621 (c 7) 2mo ed: c 7(repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
) *
Bankruptcy Act 1621 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debto ...
(c 18) 2mo ed: c 18* Hornings Act 1621 (c 20) 2mo ed: c 20* Act Anent Hunting and Haulking (c 31)


1633

*
Sovereignty Act 1633 Sovereignty is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social construct, or territory. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states. In any state, sovereignty is assigned to the perso ...
(c 3) 2mo ed: c 3(still in force) *
Education Act 1633 The Education Act 1633 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland (1633 c. 5) that ordered a locally funded, Church-supervised school to be established in every parish in Scotland, and included the means to realise that order. The act was passed by ...
(Act V of XXXI in Legislation of 28 June 1633)


1646

*
Education Act 1646 The Education Act 1646 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland (1646 c.46) that ordered locally funded, Church-supervised schools to be established in every parish in Scotland. It was passed by the Parliament at St. Andrews on 2 February 1646 in ...


1661

*
Crown Appointments Act 1661 A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, partic ...
(c 6) 2mo ed: c 2(still in force) *
Parliament Act 1661 In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
(c 7) 2mo ed: c 3(still in force) * Prerogative Act 1661 (c 13) 2mo ed: c 5(still in force) * Act against the crime of Blasphemy 1661 (c 21) * Messengers of Arms Act 1661 (c 47) *
Precedence Act 1661 Precedence may refer to: * Message precedence of military communications traffic * Order of precedence, the ceremonial hierarchy within a nation or state * Order of operations, in mathematics and computer programming * Precedence Entertainment, a ...
(c 211) (still in force) * Poinding Act 1661 (c 218) 2mo ed: c. 29 * Registration Act 1661 (c 243) 2mo ed: c 31(repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)) * Bonds Act 1661 (c 244) 2mo ed: c 32(still in force) * Redemptions Act 1661 (c 247) (repealed by the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9)) *
Sunday Act 1661 Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the Workweek and weekend, weekend. It is often considered the first day of the week. For most observant adherents of C ...
(c 281) 2mo ed: c 18* Arrestments Act 1661 (c 283) 2mo ed: c 51(still in force) *
March Dykes Act 1661 March is the third month of the year in both the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Meteorology, meteorological beginning of Spring (se ...
(c 284) 2mo ed: c 41(still in force) * Justices of the Peace Act 1661 (c 338) 2mo ed: c 38* Diligence Act 1661 (c 344) 2mo ed: c 62(repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
)


1663

* Minority Act 1663 (c 4) 2mo ed: c 10(repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
) * Manses Act 1663 (c 31) 2mo ed: c 21


1669

* Poinding Act 1669 (c 5) 2mo ed: c 4* Prescription Act 1669 (c 14) 2mo ed: c 9ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Interruptions Act 1669 (c 15) 2mo ed: c 10ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> *
March Dykes Act 1669 March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March ...
(c 38) 2mo ed: c 17(still in force) * Lyon King of Arms Act 1669 (c 95) (still in force)


1672

* Tutors and Curators Act 1672 (c 2) 2mo ed: c 2(repealed by the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991) * Summons Execution Act 1672 (c 6) 2mo ed: c 6* Writs Act 1672 (c 16) 2mo ed: c 7(still in force) *
Ann Act 1672 Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...
(c 24) 2mo ed: c 13(repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000) *
Courts Act 1672 A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordanc ...
(c 40) 2mo ed: c 16(still in force) * Adjudications Act 1672 (c 45) 2mo ed: c 19(repealed by the
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...
) * Lyon King of Arms Act 1672 (c 47) 2mo ed: c 21


1681

* Subscription of Deeds Act 1681 (c 5) 2mo ed: c 5(repealed by Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7)) * Act anent Religion and the Test (c 6) (passed 31 August 1681) * Declinature Act 1681 (c 79) 2mo ed: c 13(still in force) * Act against Assassinations (c 81) *
Judicial Sale Act 1681 The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
(c 83) 2mo ed: c 17* Oaths of Minors Act 1681 (c 85) 2mo ed: c 19(repealed by 1991 c 50) * Bills of Exchange Act 1681 (c 86) 2mo ed: c 20(still in force) * Registration Act 1681


1685

* Prescription Act 1685 (c 14) 2mo ed: c 14ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Entail Act 1685 (c 26) 2mo ed: c 22(repealed by Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 5))


1686

* Interlocutors Act 1686 (c 4) 2mo ed: c 3*
Citation Act 1686 A citation is a reference to a source. More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of ...
(c 5) 2mo ed: c 4(still in force) *
Winter Herding Act 1686 Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures ...
(c 21) 2mo ed: c 11* Evidence Act 1686 (c 30) 2mo ed: c 18


1689

* Act declaring the Meeting of the Estates to be a Parliament (c. 1) * Claim of Right (1689) (c 28) 2mo ed: c 13(still in force) * Prelacy Act 1689 (c 4) 2mo ed: c 3(still in force)


1690

*
Confession of Faith Ratification Act 1690 A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of persons – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly prefer to keep hidden. The term presumes that the speaker is providing information th ...
(c 7) 2mo ed: c 5(still in force) * Judicial Sale Act 1690 (c 49) 2mo ed: c 20* Confirmation Act 1690 (c 56) 2mo ed: c 26(still in force) * Udal Tenure Act 1690 (c 61) 2mo ed: c 32(see Udal law) (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000) * Teinds Act 1690 (c 63) 2mo ed: c 30(repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)


1693

* Citation Act 1693 (c 21) 2mo ed: c 12(still in force) *
Real Rights Act 1693 Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Music Albums * ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000) * ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010 ...
(c 22) 2mo ed: c 13(still in force) *
Register of Sasines Act 1693 Register or registration may refer to: Arts entertainment, and media Music * Register (music), the relative "height" or range of a note, melody, part, instrument, etc. * ''Register'', a 2017 album by Travis Miller * Registration (organ), th ...
(c 23) 2mo ed: c 14(see
sasine Sasine in Scots law is the delivery of feudal property, typically land. Feudal property means immovable property, and includes everything that naturally goes with the property. For land, that would include such things as buildings, trees, and unde ...
) (still in force) * Registration Act 1693 (c 24) 2mo ed: c 15(still in force) * Interlocutors Act 1693 (c 31) 2mo ed: c 18* Ministers Act 1693 (c 38) 2mo ed: c 22(still in force) * Removings Act 1693 (c 40) 2mo ed: c 24(still in force) * Court of Session Act 1693 (c 42) 2mo ed: c 26(see
Court of Session The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary. The Court of Session sits in Parliament House in Edinburg ...
) (still in force) *
Criminal Procedure Act 1693 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...
(c 43) 2mo ed: c 27


1695

* Cautioners Act 1695 (c 7) 2mo ed: c 5ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Judicial Sale Act 1695 (c 8) 2mo ed: c 6* Act for a Company Tradeing to Affrica and the Indies. (c 10) 2mo ed: c 8ref name=SLR(S)A1906/> Company of Scotland Act (see
Company of Scotland The Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, also called the Scottish Darien Company, was an overseas trading company created by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1695. The Act granted the Company a monopoly of Scottish trade ...
) * Act against Blasphemy 1695 (c 11) * Runrig Lands Act 1695 (c 36) 2mo ed: c 23(see run rig) (still in force) * Act anent Executry and Moveables (c 41) * Soil Preservation Act 1695 (c 54)
2mo ed c 30 Mo or MO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mo, a girl in the ''Horrible Histories (2001 TV series), Horrible Histories'' TV series * Mo, also known as Mortimer, in the novel ''Inkheart'' by Cornelia Funke * Mo, in the ...
(Act for Preservation of Meadowes Lands and Pasturages lying adjacent to sand hills) *
Division of Commonties Act 1695 Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...
(c 69) 2mo ed: c 38(still in force) * Act anent Letters passing the Signet (c 71) 2mo ed c. 40* Confirmation Act 1695 (c 72) 2mo ed: c 41(still in force) * Act for Erecting a Publick Bank (c 88) (Act for erecting a Bank in Scotland) (see
Bank of Scotland The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: ''Banca na h-Alba'') is a commercial and clearing bank based in Scotland and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group, following the Bank of Scotland's implosion in 2008. The bank was established by th ...
)


1696

*
Bankruptcy Act 1696 Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debto ...
(c 5) 2mo ed: c 5(Act for Declaring nottour Bankrupt) *
Tutors and Curators Act 1696 Tutoring is private academic support, usually provided by an expert teacher; someone with deep knowledge or defined expertise in a particular subject or set of subjects. A tutor, formally also called an academic tutor, is a person who provides ...
(c 8) 2mo ed: c 8(repealed 1991 (c. 50)) * Prescription Act 1696 (c 9) 2mo ed: c 9ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Act in favors of Universities Schools and Hospitalls (c 14) * Deeds Act 1696 (c 15) 2mo ed: c 15(repealed by Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c 7)) * Act anent Registration of Seasins and other writts and diligences (c. 18) * Interuptions Act 1696 (c 19) 2mo ed: c 19ref name=PAL(S)A1973/> * Vitious Intromitters Act 1696 (c 20) 2mo ed: c 20(still in force) * Blank Bonds and Trusts Act 1696 (c 25) 2mo ed: c 25(repealed by the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c 7)) *
Education Act 1696 The Education Act 1696 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland (1696 c.26) that ordered locally funded, Church-supervised schools to be established in every parish in Scotland. It was passed by the Parliament at Edinburgh on 8 September 1696 i ...
(c 26) * Salmon Act 1696 (c 35) 2mo ed: c 33* Inland Bills Act 1696 (c 38) 2mo ed: c 36(still in force) * Registration Act 1696 (c 41) 2mo ed: c 39(still in force)


1698

* Act for preventing of disorders in the Supplying and Planting of vacant Churches (c 2) * Act against Pocknet fishing upon the Water of Forth (c 3) * Registration Act 1698 (c 4) 2mo ed: c 4(repealed by the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c 7)) * Act against Clandestine and Irregular Marriages (c 6) * Act for the Ease of small Vassalls of Bishops Lands now holden of the King (c 11) * Act for preserving of Planting (c 35) 2mo ed c 16* Act for settling the Communication of Trade (c 39) 2mo ed: c 20


18th century


1701

*
Criminal Procedure Act 1701 ''Habeas corpus'' (; from Medieval Latin, ) is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, t ...
(c 6) 2mo ed: c 6(Act for preventing wrongous Imprisonments and against undue delayes in Tryals)The title is sometimes rendered as "Act for preventing wrongful imprisonment and against undue delays in trials": Adams and Stephens (eds)
Select Documents of English Constitutional History
Macmillan, 1901, p 497.
(still in force) * Liberation Act 1701 (c 6)


1702

* Act Declaring the present meeting of Parliament to be a lawfull and free Parliament (c 4)


1703

* Act Anent Peace and War * Act Ratifieing the turning of the Meeting of the Estates in the year 1689, into a Parliament (c 3) * Wine Act


1704

* Act for the additional representation of barons *
Act of Security 1704 The Act of Security 1704 (also referred to as the Act for the Security of the Kingdom) was a response by the Parliament of Scotland to the Parliament of England's Act of Settlement 1701. Queen Anne's last surviving child, William, Duke of Glou ...


1705

* Fisheries Act 1705 (c 48) 2mo ed: c 2(still in force) * Act for a Treaty with England 1705 (c 50) (see
Acts of Union 1707 The Acts of Union ( gd, Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707 passed by the Parliament of Scotland. They put into effect the t ...
)


1707

*
Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 The Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 (c 6) is an Act of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland which was passed to ensure that the status of the Church of Scotland would not be affected by the Union with England. Its long titl ...
(c 6) 2mo ed: c 6(also known as the Act of Security 1707) (still in force) *
Union with England Act 1707 The Acts of Union ( gd, Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707 passed by the Parliament of Scotland. They put into effect the te ...
(c 7) 2mo ed: c. 7(see
Acts of Union 1707 The Acts of Union ( gd, Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707 passed by the Parliament of Scotland. They put into effect the t ...
) (still in force) * Election Act 1707 (c 8) 2mo ed: c 8(repealed by the
Electoral Administration Act 2006 The Electoral Administration Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed on 11 July 2006. Among its main provisions, the Act: * Provides a legislative framework for setting up a "Coordinated Online Record of Electors", kn ...
) * Act for Preserving the Game (c 13)


See also

*
List of legislation in the United Kingdom This is a list of lists of legislation in the United Kingdom Acts This is a list of lists of Acts of the several Parliaments and Assemblies that exist or formerly existed in the United Kingdom and the former Kingdoms of Great Britain, Englan ...


References


Scottish law: Scottish legislation pre 1707


External links


RPS
( Records of the Parliaments of Scotland)
UK Statute Law Database results for pre-Union Scottish Acts
as amended and in force today, also has text of those still in force in 1991 which have since been repealed.
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