Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707

The Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707^[a] (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.

Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Scotland
Long title	Act for Securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government.
Citation	1707 c. 6 [12mo ed: c. 6]
Territorial extent	Kingdom of Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	16 January 1707
Other legislation
Relates to	Maintenance of Church of England Act 1706 Union with Scotland Act 1706 Succession to the Crown Act 1707 Regency Act 1937
Status: Current legislation
Revised text of statute as amended
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.

Maintenance of Church of England Act 1706

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[b] 5 Ann. c. 5[c]
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	13 February 1707[citation needed][1]
Commencement	3 December 1706[d]
Other legislation
Amends	Act of Uniformity 1662
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1950 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973
Relates to	Act of Uniformity 1662 Ordination of Ministers Act 1571 Union of England and Scotland Act 1704 Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707 Union with Scotland Act 1706 Succession to the Crown Act 1707 Regency Act 1937
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
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.

The act has the constitutional distinction of being named in the Regency Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 16) 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, 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, the Maintenance of Church of England Act 1706 (6 Ann. c. 8)^[b], had made similar provision for the Church of England in 1706 but is not mentioned in the Regency Act 1937.

See also

• Succession to the Crown Act 1707

Notes

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 2 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
3. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
4. Start of session.