Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for rendring the Union of the Two Kingdoms more intire and complete. |
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Citation | 6 Ann. c. 40 (Ruffhead c. 6) |
Territorial extent | England and Wales; Scotland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 13 February 1708 |
Commencement | 23 October 1707 |
Other legislation | |
Amended by | |
Status: Amended | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
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.[2]
This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010.[3]
It united the English and Scottish Privy Councils and decentralised Scottish administration by appointing justices of the peace 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.