Acts of Union 1707
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The Acts of Union[lower-alpha 4] refer to two Acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of England in 1706, the other by the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. They put into effect the Treaty of Union agreed on 22 July 1706, which combined the previously separate Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single Kingdom of Great Britain. The Acts took effect on 1 May 1707, creating the Parliament of Great Britain, based in the Palace of Westminster.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for a Union of the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 6 Ann. c. 11 (Ruffhead: 5 Ann. c. 8) |
| Territorial extent | Kingdom of England |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 March 1707[lower-alpha 2] |
| Commencement | 1 May 1707 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Relates to | Exchequer Court (Scotland) Act 1707 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of the Union with Scotland Act 1706 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | Act Ratifying and Approving the Treaty of Union of the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1707 c. 7 |
| Territorial extent | Kingdom of Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 January 1707 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1707 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of the Union with England Act 1707 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The two countries had shared a monarch since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne from his cousin Elizabeth I. Attempts had been made in 1606, 1667, and 1689 to unite the two countries, but it was not until the early 18th century that both political establishments came to support the idea, albeit for different reasons.