Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707

United Kingdom legislation

Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707^[1]
Dates
Act of Parliament
Parliament of Scotland
Long title	Act for Securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government.
Citation	1707 c. 6
Territorial extent	Kingdom of Scotland
Royal assent	16 January 1707
Status: Current legislation
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.

United Kingdom legislation

Maintenance of Church of England Act 1706
Dates
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for securing the Church of England as by Law established.
Citation	6 Ann. c. 8 (Ruffhead: 5 Ann. c. 5)
Royal assent	13 February 1707^{[citation needed]}
Status: Current legislation
Revised text of statute as amended

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 title is An Act for Securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government.

The Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 has the constitutional distinction of being named in the Regency Act 1937 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 of 1707, 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, 6 Ann. c. 8, had made similar provision for the Church of England in 1706 but is not mentioned in the Regency Act.

External links

Official text of the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database
Official text of the Act 6 Anne c. 8 (1706) as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

References

^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964, 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.
^ 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.

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