List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland to 1707

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This is a list of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. It lists the Acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged with the old Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, by the Union with England Act of 1707.

The numbers after the titles of the Acts are the chapter numbers. Acts are referenced using 'Year of reign', 'Monarch', c., 'Chapter number' — e.g. 16 Charles II c. 2 — to define a chapter of the appropriate statute book. Chapter numbers given in the duodecimo edition, where applicable, are given in square brackets.

This list is only a partial catalogue of Acts that remained on the statute books even after the Union of 1707. For a largely comprehensive edition of Scottish Acts of Parliament see Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, ed. Thomas Thomson. A new edition has been edited by the Scottish Parliament Project at the University of St Andrews and is available online as the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland.

For the period after 1707, see list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain.

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15th century

1424

Record ed: May 26

• Of the fredome of halikirk. (c.1) [12mo ed: 1424 c.1] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of pece to be kepit throu the realme. (c.2) [12mo ed: 1424 c.2] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of rebellouris aganis the kingis persone. (c.3) [12mo ed: 1424 c.3] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of inforsing the King aganis notour rebellouris. (c.4) [12mo ed: 1424 c.4] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of ridaris and gangaris throu the cuntre. (c.5) [12mo ed: 1424 c.5] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of the ministeris and officiaris of law throu the realme. (c.6) [12mo ed: 1424 c.6] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of sornaris. (c.7) [12mo ed: 1424 c.7] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of the custumis and buroumaillis of the realme. (c.8) (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Anent inquisicione of the kingis landis possessionis and annuel rentis. (c.9) [12mo ed: 1424 c.9] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of a general yelde to be rasyt for the payment of the finance to be made in Ingland for our lord the kingis costage. (c.10) (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of slauchter of salmonde in tyme forbodyne be the law. (c.11) [12mo ed: 1424 c.10] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of crufis and yaris. (c.12) [12mo ed: 1424 c.11] (repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 (c.80), s.1 & Sch.)
• Royal Mines Act 1424 (c.13) [12mo ed: 1424 c. 12] (still in force)
• Of clarkis and thair procuratoris passand oure the see. (c.14) [12mo ed: 1424 c.13] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of clerkis purchessand pensionis out of beneficis. (c.15) [12mo ed: 1424 c.14] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of the custum of gold and silver had oute of the realme. (c.16) [12mo ed: 1424 c.15] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of strangeris that sellis merchandise in the realme and takis mone tharfor. (c.17) [12mo ed: 1424 c.16] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Football Act 1424 (Of playing at the fut ball.) (c.18) [12mo ed: 1424 c.17] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of archaris. (c.19) [12mo ed: 1424 c.18] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of rukis biggande in treis. (c.20) [12mo ed: 1424 c.19] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)
• Of murbyrne. (c.21) [12mo ed: 1424 c.20] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)

• Innkeepers Act 1424 (c. 25) (Repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c.43))

1429

• Lawburrows Act 1429 c.20 [12mo ed: c. 129] (see Lawburrows) (still in force)

1449

• Leases Act 1449 c.6 (still in force)

1469

• Diligence Act 1469 c.12 [12mo ed: c. 36] (still in force)
• Reversion Act 1469 c.3 [12mo ed: c.27] (Ceases to have effect under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003)

1474

• Tutors Act 1474 c. 6 [12mo ed: c. 51] (repealed by the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991)

1487

• Royal Burghs Act 1487 c.17 [12mo ed: c. 111] (see royal burghs) (still in force)

1491

• Common Good Act 1491 c.19 [12mo ed: c. 36] (still in force)
• Leases Act 1491 c.7 (still in force)
• Liferent Caution Act 1491 c.6 [12mo ed: c. 25] (still in force)

1496

• Education Act 1496 (see also Education in Scotland)

16th century

1532

• College of Justice Act 1532 (c.2) [12mo ed: cc. 36–41] (still in force)

1535

• Liferent Caution Act 1535 (c.14) [12mo ed: c. 15] (still in force)

1540

• Act of Sederunt 1540 c. 93
• College of Justice Act 1540 (c.10) [12mo ed: c. 93] (still in force)
• Citation Act 1540 c. 10 (still in force)
• Subscription of Deeds Act 1540 c. 37 (repealed 1995 (c. 7))

1555

• Lands Redemption Act 1555 c.3 (still in force)

1560

• Confession of Faith Ratification Act 1560 c.1 (still in force)
• Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 c.2 (still in force)

1563

• Witchcraft Act 1563

1567

• Act Anent the demission of the Crown in favour of our Sovereign Lord, and his Majesty’s Coronation 1567
• Church Jurisdiction Act 1567 (c.12) (still in force)
• Coronation Oath Act 1567 (c.8) [12mo ed: c. 8] (still in force)

1578

• Burghs Act 1578 (c.11) [12mo ed: c. 64](see burgh) (still in force)

1579

• Church Act 1579 (c.6) [12mo ed: c. 68]
• Church Jurisdiction Act 1579 (c.7) [12mo ed: c. 69]
• Criminal Letters Act 1579 (c.16) [12mo ed: c. 78] (still in force)
• Sunday Act 1579 (c. 8)
• Subscription of Deeds Act 1579 c. 18 (repealed 1995 (c. 7)
• Act for Punishment of Strong and Idle Beggars, and Relief of the Poor and Impotent

1581

• Breach of Arrestment Act 1581 (c.23) [12mo ed: c. 118] (still in force)
• Lawburrows Act 1581 (c.22) [12mo ed: c. 117] (still in force)

1584

• Decrees in Absence Act 1584 (c.10) [12mo ed: c. 3] (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)
• Disqualification of Ministers Act 1584 (c.6) [12mo ed: c.133] (still in force)
• Sovereignty Act 1584 (c.2) [12mo ed: c. 129] (still in force)
• Unlawful Jurisdictions Act 1584 (c.4) [12mo ed: c. 131] (still in force)

1585

• Curators Act 1585 (c.25) [12mo ed: c. 18] (repealed by the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000)

1587

• Burghs Act 1587 (c.114) [12mo ed: c. 113] (still in force)
• Tolls Act 1587 (c.37) [12mo ed: c. 54] (still in force)

1592

• Citation Act 1592 (c.59) [12mo ed: c. 141] (still in force)
• Compensation Act 1592 (c.61) [12mo ed: c. 143] (still in force)
• Deforcement Act 1592 (c.72) [12mo ed: c. 152] (still in force)
• Expenses Act 1592 (c.62) [12mo ed: c. 144] (still in force)
• General Assembly Act 1592 (c.8) [12mo ed: c. 116] (see General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) (still in force)
• Lyon King of Arms Act 1592 (c.29) [12mo ed: c. 127] (see Lyon King of Arms) (still in force)
• Mines and Metals Act 1592 (c.31) (still in force)

1594

• Declinature Act 1594 (c. 22) (repealed by the Court of Session Act 1988
• Ejection Caution Act 1594 (c.27) (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)
• Land Purchase Act 1594 (c.26) [12mo ed: c. 220] (still in force)
• Parricide Act 1594 (c.30) [12mo ed: c. 224] (still in force)

1597

• Feu-duty Act 1597 (c.17) [12mo ed: c.250] (see feu duty) (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)
• Kirk Dykes Act 1597 (c.3) [12mo ed: c. 232] (see kirk, dyke) (still in force)
• Lawburrows Act 1597 (c.40) [12mo ed: c. 273] (see Lawburrows) (still in force)

17th century

1600

• Crown Proceedings Act 1600 c.23 (still in force)

1606

• Sovereignty Act 1606 c.1 (see sovereignty) (still in force)
• Act Anent Coalyers and Salters 1606 c.2

1607

• Theft Act 1607 (c.6) [12mo ed: c.3] (still in force)

1617

• Arrestments Act 1617 (c.17) [12mo ed: c. 17] (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)
• Executors Act 1617 (c.14) [12mo ed: c. 14] (still in force)
• Registration Act 1617 (c.16) [12mo ed: c. 16] (still in force)

1621

• Adjudication Act 1621 (c.7) [12mo ed: c. 7] (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)
• Bankruptcy Act 1621
• Diligence Act 1621 (c.6) [12mo ed: c. 6] (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)
• Act Anent Hunting and Haulking (c. 31)

1633

• Education Act 1633 (Act V of XXXI in Legislation of 28 June 1633)
• Sovereignty Act 1633 (c.3) [12mo ed: c. 3] (still in force)

1646

• Education Act 1646

1661

• Arrestments Act 1661 (c.283) [12mo ed: c. 51] (still in force)
• Bonds Act 1661 (c.244) [12mo ed: c. 32] (still in force)
• Crown Appointments Act 1661 (c.6) [12mo ed: c. 2] (still in force)
• Diligence Act 1661 (c.344) [12mo ed: c. 62] (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)
• March Dykes Act 1661 (c.284) [12mo ed: c.41] (still in force)
• Parliament Act 1661 (c.7) [12mo ed: c. 3] (still in force)
• Precedence Act 1661 (c.211) (still in force)
• Prerogative Act 1661 (c.13) [12mo ed: c. 5] (still in force)
• Redemptions Act 1661 (c.247) (still in force)
• Registration Act 1661 (c.243) [12mo ed: c. 31] (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000))
• Sunday Act 1661 (c. 281)

1663

• Minority Act 1663 (c.4) [12mo ed: c. 10] (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)

1669

• Lyon King of Arms Act 1669 (c.95) (still in force)
• March Dykes Act 1669 (c.38) [12mo ed: c.17] (still in force)

1672

• Adjudications Act 1672 (c.45) [12mo ed: c. 19] (repealed by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007)
• Ann Act 1672 (c.24) [12mo ed: c. 13] (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)

• Courts Act 1672 (c.40) [12mo ed: c. 16] (still in force)
• Lyon King of Arms Act 1672 (c.47) [12mo ed: c. 21]
• Summons Execution Act 1672 (c. 6)
• Tutors and Curators Act 1672 (c. 2) [12mo ed: c. 2] (repealed by the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991)
• Writs Act 1672 (c.16) [12mo ed: c. 7] (still in force)

1681

• Act against Assassinations (c. 81)
• Bills of Exchange Act 1681 (c.86) [12mo ed: c. 20] (still in force)
• Declinature Act 1681 (c.79) [12mo ed: c. 13] (still in force)
• Oaths of Minors Act 1681 (c. 85) [12mo ed: c. 19] (repealed 1991 (c. 50))
• Registration Act 1681
• Subscription of Deeds Act 1681 (c. 5) [12mo ed: c. 5] (still in force)

1685

• Entail Act 1685 (c.26) [12mo ed: c. 22]

1686

• Citation Act 1686 (c.5) [12mo ed: c. 4] (still in force)

1689

• Act declaring the Meeting of the Estates to be a Parliament (c. 1)
• Claim of Right Act 1689 (c.28) [12mo ed: c. 13] (still in force)
• Prelacy Act 1689 (c.4) [12mo ed: c. 3] (still in force)

1690

• Confession of Faith Ratification Act 1690 (c.7) [12mo ed: c. 5] (still in force)
• Confirmation Act 1690 (c. 56) [12mo ed: c. 26] (still in force)
• Teinds Act 1690 (c.63) [12mo ed: c. 30] (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)

• Udal Tenure Act 1690 (c.61) [12mo ed: c. 32] (see Udal law) (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)

1693

• Citation Act 1693 (c. 21) [12mo ed: c. 12] (still in force)
• Court of Session Act 1693 (c.42) [12mo ed: c. 26] (see Court of Session) (still in force)
• Ministers Act 1693 (c.38) [12mo ed: c. 22] (still in force)
• Real Rights Act 1693 (c.22) [12mo ed: c. 13] (still in force)
• Register of Sasines Act 1693 (c.23) [12mo ed: c. 14] (see sasine) (still in force)
• Registration Act 1693 (c.24) [12mo ed: c. 15] (still in force)
• Removings Act 1693 (c. 40) [12mo ed: c. 24] (still in force)

1695

• Confirmation Act 1695 (c.72) [12mo ed: c. 41] (still in force)
• Division of Commonties Act 1695 (c.69) [12mo ed: c. 38] (still in force)
• Act anent Executry and Moveables (c. 41)
• Runrig Lands Act 1695 (c.36) [12mo ed: c. 23] (see run rig) (still in force)
• Act for erecting a Bank in Scotland (see Bank of Scotland)
• Company of Scotland Act (see Company of Scotland)
• Act for Preservation of Meadowes Lands and Pasturages lying adjacent to sand hills (c. 54) 12mo ed c. 30)
• Act anent Letters passing the Signet (c. 71) [12mo ed c. 40]

1696

• Blank Bonds and Trusts Act (c. 25) [12mo ed: c. 25] (still in force)
• Act for Declaring nottour Bankrupt (c. 5)
• Deeds Act 1696 (c. 15) [12mo ed: c. 15] (still in force)
• Act in favors of Universities Schools and Hospitalls (c. 14)
• Inland Bills Act 1696 (c.38) [12mo ed: c. 36] (still in force)
• Acts anent Registration of Seasins and other writts and diligences (c. 18)
• Registration Act 1696 (c.41) [12mo ed: c. 39] (still in force)
• Tutors and Curators Act 1696 (c. 8) [12mo ed: c. 8] (repealed 1991 (c. 50))
• Vitious Intromitters Act 1696 (c. 20) [12mo ed: c. 20] (still in force)
• Education Act 1696

1698

• Act for preventing of disorders in the Supplying and Planting of vacant Churches (c. 2)
• Act against Pocknet fishing upon the Water of Forth (c. 3)
• Registration Act 1698 (c. 4) [12mo ed: c. 4] (still in force)
• Act against Clandestine and Irregular Marriages (c. 6)
• Act for the Ease of small Vassalls of Bishops Lands now holden of the King (c. 11)
• Act for preserving of Planting (c. 35) [12mo ed c. 16]
• Act for settleing the Communication of Trade (c. 39) [12mo ed c. 20]

18th century

1701

• Act for preventing wrongful imprisonment and against undue delays in trials c. 6 (The "Criminal Procedure Act 1701" - short title given by Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 ) (still in force)
• Liberation Act 1701 c. 6

1702

• Act Declaring the present meeting of Parliament to be a lawfull and free Parliament c. 4

1703

• Act Anent Peace and War
• Act Ratifieing the turning of the Meeting of the Estates in the year 1689, into a Parliament c. 3
• Wine Act

1704

• Act for the additional representation of barons
• Act of Security 1704

1705

• Fisheries Act 1705 (c. 48) [12mo ed: c. 2] (still in force)
• Act for a Treaty with England 1705 c. 50 (see Acts of Union 1707)

1707

• Election Act 1707 (c.8) (still in force)
• Act for Preserving the Game (c. 13)
• Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 (c.6) [12mo ed: c.6] (also known as the Act of Security 1707) (still in force)
• Union with England Act 1707 (c.7) (see Acts of Union 1707) (still in force)

External links

• RPS (Records of the Parliaments of Scotland)
• UK Statute Law Database results for pre-Union Scottish Acts, as amended and in force today, also has text of those still in force in 1991 which have since been repealed.