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In a few instances, where there might possibly be a question as to the operation of a repeal, the part considered to be covered by the repeal is printed in italics, and the note of the repeal states the terms of repeal.

A partial repeal, not capable of being dealt with exhaustively by excision or distinctive printing in manner before described, is entered in connection with the title of an Act, if applicable to the whole of it; if not, then in connection with the portions affected.

Acts of a local or personal or private nature, and in some instances sections or parts of sections of a like nature, are omitted.

The abbreviation (S.L.R.) refers to Statute Law Revision Acts. The abbreviation O. refers to a collection of Statutes in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge.

The present volume is edited by Mr. JAMES A. FLEMING, Advocate.

THE SCOTS STATUTES REVISED

SCOTS STATUTES REVISED,

1707 TO 1900.

STATUTES OF QUEEN
QUEEN ANNE.

6 ANNE, 1706.

CHAPTER XI. (1)

This is chap. VIII. 5 & 6 Ann. in the common printed editions.

THE UNION WITH SCOTLAND ACT, 1706 (Short Titles Act, 1896).

AN ACT for an Union of the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland.

Most Gracious Sovereign-Whereas articles of union were agreed on the twenty second day of July in the fifth year of your Majesties reign by the commissioners nominated on behalf of the kingdom of England under your Majesties great seal of England bearing date at Westminster the tenth day of April then last past in pursuance of an Act of Parliament made in England in the third year of your Majesties reign and the commissioners nominated on the behalf of the kingdom of Scotland under your Majesties great seal of Scotland bearing date the twenty-seventh day of February in the fourth year of your Majesties reign in pursuance of the fourth Act of the third session of the present Parliament of Scotland to treat of and concerning an union of the said kingdoms And whereas an Act hath passed in the Parliament of Scotland at Edinburgh the sixteenth day of January in the fifth year of your Majesties reign wherein 'tis mentioned that the estates of Parliament considering the said articles of union of the two kingdoms had agreed to and approved of the said articles of union with some additions and explanations and that your Majesty with advice and consent of the estates of Parliament for establishing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church government within the kingdom of Scotland had passed in the same session of Parliament an Act intituled Act for securing of the Protestant religion and Presbyterian Church government which by the tenor thereof was appointed to be inserted in any Act ratifying the treaty and expresly declared to be a fundamental and essential condition of the said treaty or union in all times coming the tenor of which articles as ratified and approved of with additions and explanations by the said Act of Parliament of Scotland follows.

ARTICLE I.

THE KINGDOMS UNITED-ENSIGNS ARMORIAL.- That the two kingdoms of England and Scotland shall upon the first day of May which shall be in the year one thousand seven hundred and [sever 2] and for ever after be united into one kingdom by the name of Great Britain and that the ensigns armorial of the said United Kingdom be such as her Majesty shall appoint and the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew be conjoyned in such manner as Her Majesty shall think fit and used in all flags banners standards and ensigns both at sea and land.

S.S.R. 1

2 seven O.

1

ARTICLE II.

SUCCESSION TO THE MONARCHY.-That the succession to the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and of the dominions thereto belonging after her most sacred Majesty and in default of issue of her Majesty be remain and continue to the most excellent Princess Sophia Electoress and Dutchess dowager of Hanover and the heirs of her body being protestants upon whom the crown of England is settled by an Act of Parliament made in England in the twelfth year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Third intituled An Act for the further limitation of the crown and better securing the right and liberties of the subject And that all papists and persons marrying papists shall be excluded from and for ever incapable to inherit possess or enjoy the imperial crown of Great Britain and the dominions thereunto belonging or any part thereof and in every such case the crown and government shall from time to time descend to and be enjoyed by such person being a protestant as should have inherited and enjoyed the same in case such papist or person marrying a papist was naturally dead according to the provision for the descent of the crown of England made by another Act of Parliament in England in the first year of the reign of their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary intituled An Act declaring the rights and liberties of the subject and settling the succession of the crown.

ARTICLE III.

PARLIAMENT.—That the United Kingdom of Great Britain be represented by one and the same Parliament to be stiled the Parliament of Great Britain.

ARTICLE IIII.

TRADE AND NAVIGATION AND OTHER RIGHTS. That all the subjects of the United Kingdom of Great Britain shall from and after the union have full freedom and intercourse of trade and navigation to and from any port or place within the said United Kingdom and the dominions and plantations thereunto belonging and that there be a communication of all other rights privileges and advantages which do or may belong to the subjects of either kingdom except where it is otherwise expressly agreed in these articles.

[S. 4 so far as it ratifies Art. V. is repealed by 30 & 31 Vict. c. 59 (S.L.R.).]

ARTICLE VI. (1)

REGULATIONS OF TRADE, DUTIES, &c.-That all parts of the United Kingdom for ever from and after the union shall have the same allowances encouragements and drawbacks and be under the same prohibitions restrictions and regulations of trade and liable to the same customs and duties on import and export and that the allowances encouragements and drawbacks prohibitions restrictions and regulations of trade and the customs and duties on import and export settled in England when the union commences shall from and after the union take place throughout the whole United Kingdom excepting and reserving the duties upon export and import of such particular commodities from which any persons the subjects of either kingdom are specially liberated and exempted by their private rights which after the union are to remain safe and entire to them in all respects as before the same And that from and after the Union no Scots cattle carried into England shall be liable to any other duties either on the publick or private accompts than those duties to which the cattle of England are or shall be liable within the said kingdom

1 S. 4 so far as it ratifies Art. VI. in part is repealed by 30 & 31 Vict. c. 59 (S.L.R.).
ARTICLE VII.

EXCISE. That all parts of the United Kingdom be for ever from and after the union liable to the same excises upon all exciseable liquors excepting only that the thirty four gallons English barrel of beer or ale amounting to twelve gallons Scots present measure sold in Scotland by the brewer at nine shillings six pence sterling excluding all duties and retailed including duties and the retailers profit at two pence the Scots pint or eight part of the Scots gallon be not after the union liable on accompt of the present excise upon exciseable liquors in England to any higher imposition than two shillings sterling upon the aforesaid thirty four gallons English barrel being twelve

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