List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland to 1707

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 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.

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 (c.1) [12mo ed: 1424 c.1] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.2) [12mo ed: 1424 c.2] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.3) [12mo ed: 1424 c.3] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.4) [12mo ed: 1424 c.4] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.5) [12mo ed: 1424 c.5] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.6) [12mo ed: 1424 c.6] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.7) [12mo ed: 1424 c.7] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.8) (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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 (c.9) [12mo ed: 1424 c.9] (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c.38), s.1 & Sch.)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.)
(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[]

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

1474[]

c. 6 [12mo ed: c. 51] (repealed by the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991)

1487[]

c.17 [12mo ed: c. 111] (see royal burghs) (still in force)

1491[]

c.19 [12mo ed: c. 36] (still in force)
c.7 (still in force)
c.6 [12mo ed: c. 25] (still in force)

1496[]

Education Act 1496 (see also Education in Scotland)

16th century[]

1532[]

(c.2) [12mo ed: cc. 36–41] (still in force)

1535[]

(c.14) [12mo ed: c. 15] (still in force)

1540[]

Act of Sederunt 1540 c. 93
(c.10) [12mo ed: c. 93] (still in force)
c. 10 (still in force)
c. 37 (repealed 1995 (c. 7))

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
(c.12) (still in force)
(c.8) [12mo ed: c. 8] (still in force)

1578[]

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

1579[]

(c.6) [12mo ed: c. 68]
(c.7) [12mo ed: c. 69]
(c.16) [12mo ed: c. 78] (still in force)
(c. 8)
c. 18 (repealed 1995 (c. 7)

1581[]

(c.23) [12mo ed: c. 118] (still in force)
(c.22) [12mo ed: c. 117] (still in force)

1584[]

(c.10) [12mo ed: c. 3] (repealed by the )
(c.6) [12mo ed: c.133] (still in force)
(c.2) [12mo ed: c. 129] (still in force)
(c.4) [12mo ed: c. 131] (still in force)

1585[]

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

1587[]

(c.114) [12mo ed: c. 113] (still in force)
(c.37) [12mo ed: c. 54] (still in force)

1592[]

(c.59) [12mo ed: c. 141] (still in force)
(c.61) [12mo ed: c. 143] (still in force)
(c.72) [12mo ed: c. 152] (still in force)
(c.62) [12mo ed: c. 144] (still in force)
(c.8) [12mo ed: c. 116] (see General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) (still in force)
(c.29) [12mo ed: c. 127] (see Lyon King of Arms) (still in force)
(c.31) (still in force)

1594[]

(c. 22) (repealed by the Court of Session Act 1988
(c.27) (repealed by the )
(c.26) [12mo ed: c. 220] (still in force)
(c.30) [12mo ed: c. 224] (repealed by the )^[1]

1597[]

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

17th century[]

1600[]

c.23 (still in force)

1606[]

c.1 (see sovereignty) (still in force)
c.2

1607[]

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

1617[]

(c.17) [12mo ed: c. 17] (repealed by the )
(c.14) [12mo ed: c. 14] (still in force)
(c.16) [12mo ed: c. 16] (still in force)

1621[]

(c.7) [12mo ed: c. 7] (repealed by the )
(c.6) [12mo ed: c. 6] (repealed by the )
(c. 31)

1633[]

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

1646[]

Education Act 1646

1661[]

(c. 21)
(c.283) [12mo ed: c. 51] (still in force)
(c.244) [12mo ed: c. 32] (still in force)
(c.6) [12mo ed: c. 2] (still in force)
(c.344) [12mo ed: c. 62] (repealed by the )
(c.284) [12mo ed: c.41] (still in force)
(c.7) [12mo ed: c. 3] (still in force)
(c.211) (still in force)
(c.13) [12mo ed: c. 5] (still in force)
(c.247) (repealed by Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9))
(c.243) [12mo ed: c. 31] (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000))
(c. 281)

1663[]

(c.4) [12mo ed: c. 10] (repealed by the )

1669[]

(c.95) (still in force)
(c.38) [12mo ed: c.17] (still in force)

1672[]

(c.45) [12mo ed: c. 19] (repealed by the )
(c.24) [12mo ed: c. 13] (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)
(c.40) [12mo ed: c. 16] (still in force)
(c.47) [12mo ed: c. 21]
(c. 6)
(c. 2) [12mo ed: c. 2] (repealed by the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991)
(c.16) [12mo ed: c. 7] (still in force)

1681[]

(c. 81)
(c.86) [12mo ed: c. 20] (still in force)
(c.79) [12mo ed: c. 13] (still in force)
(c. 85) [12mo ed: c. 19] (repealed 1991 (c. 50))
(c. 5) [12mo ed: c. 5] (repealed by Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7))
(c. 6) (passed 31 August 1681)^[2]

1685[]

Entail Act 1685 (c.26) [12mo ed: c. 22] (repealed by Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 5))

1686[]

(c.5) [12mo ed: c. 4] (still in force)

1689[]

(c. 1)
Claim of Right Act 1689 (c.28) [12mo ed: c. 13] (still in force)
(c.4) [12mo ed: c. 3] (still in force)

1690[]

(c.7) [12mo ed: c. 5] (still in force)
(c. 56) [12mo ed: c. 26] (still in force)
(c.63) [12mo ed: c. 30] (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)
(c.61) [12mo ed: c. 32] (see Udal law) (repealed by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000)

1693[]

(c. 21) [12mo ed: c. 12] (still in force)
(c.42) [12mo ed: c. 26] (see Court of Session) (still in force)
(c.38) [12mo ed: c. 22] (still in force)
(c.22) [12mo ed: c. 13] (still in force)
(c.23) [12mo ed: c. 14] (see sasine) (still in force)
(c.24) [12mo ed: c. 15] (still in force)
(c. 40) [12mo ed: c. 24] (still in force)

1695[]

(c.72) [12mo ed: c. 41] (still in force)
(c.69) [12mo ed: c. 38] (still in force)
(c. 41)
(c.36) [12mo ed: c. 23] (see run rig) (still in force)
(see Bank of Scotland)
(see Company of Scotland)
(c. 54) 12mo ed c. 30)
(c. 71) [12mo ed c. 40]
Act against Blasphemy 1695 (c. 11)^[3]

1696[]

(c. 25) [12mo ed: c. 25] (repealed by Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7))
(c. 5)
(c. 15) [12mo ed: c. 15] (repealed by Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7))
(c. 14)
(c.38) [12mo ed: c. 36] (still in force)
(c. 18)
(c.41) [12mo ed: c. 39] (still in force)
(c. 8) [12mo ed: c. 8] (repealed 1991 (c. 50))
(c. 20) [12mo ed: c. 20] (still in force)
Education Act 1696

1698[]

(c. 2)
(c. 3)
(c. 4) [12mo ed: c. 4] (repealed by Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7))
(c. 6)
(c. 11)
(c. 35) [12mo ed c. 16]
(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)
c. 6

1702[]

c. 4

1703[]

Act Anent Peace and War
c. 3
Wine Act

1704[]

1705[]

(c. 48) [12mo ed: c. 2] (still in force)
c. 50 (see Acts of Union 1707)

1707[]

(c.8) (still in force)
(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)

References[]

^ "Succession (Scotland) Act 2016". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ Wodrow, Robert (1832). The History of the Suffering of the Church of Scotland. Vol. 3. Blackie. pp. 295–297.
^ "Parliamentary Register 28 June 1695". Retrieved 30 May 2016.

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.
Act-Of-Union-1707

[1] "Succession (Scotland) Act 2016". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[2] Wodrow, Robert (1832). The History of the Suffering of the Church of Scotland. Vol. 3. Blackie. pp. 295–297.

[3] "Parliamentary Register 28 June 1695". Retrieved 30 May 2016.

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