Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707
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| Long title | Act for Securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government. |
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| Citation | 1707 c. 6 [12mo ed: c. 6] |
| Territorial extent | Kingdom of Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 January 1707 |
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Status: Current legislation | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
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| Long title | An Act for securing the Church of England as by Law established. |
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| Citation | |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 February 1707[1] |
| Commencement | 3 December 1706[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Act of Uniformity 1662 |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707[a] (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 title is An Act for Securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government.
The act has the constitutional distinction of being named in the Regency Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 16) as a statute that may not be amended during a regency. The Regency Act 1937 provides that a regent may not assent to a bill to amend the act, or any bill affecting the line of succession.[2] When the Regency Bill was debated in the House of Commons, the attorney-general explained, "The safeguarding of this particular Act of the Scottish Parliament was expressly mentioned in the Act of Union, and that is the historic reason why it appears here."[3]
An act of the Parliament of England, the Maintenance of Church of England Act 1706 (6 Ann. c. 8)[b], had made similar provision for the Church of England in 1706 but is not mentioned in the Regency Act 1937.
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Notes
- ^ a b The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 2 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ a b This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- ^ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- ^ Start of session.
References
- ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1803). Journals of the House of Commons. Vol. 15. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 296.
- ^ Text of the legislation - section 4 of the Regency Act 1937 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ Hansard, February 2, 1937, column 1469.
External links
- Text of the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Maintenance of Church of England Act 1706 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.