Repeal of Certain Scotch Acts 1707
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The Repeal of Certain Scotch Acts was a repeal of several Acts originating in the Scottish and English Parliaments, supplementing the Acts of Union 1707
, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain
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The Acts repealed included the Act of Security 1704
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Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts - the Union with Scotland Act passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland - which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706,...
, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
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The Acts repealed included the Act of Security 1704
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 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 Gloucester had died in 1700, and both parliaments needed to find a Protestant successor...
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