Acts of Proscription 1746

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The Acts of Proscription 1746 were British laws imposed after the Jacobite rising to suppress Highland culture and disarm the Scottish clans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
British statute
aimedAt Gaelic-speaking Highland population
Jacobite supporters
alsoKnownAs Act of Proscription 1746
Proscription Act 1746
appliesTo Scottish Highlands
Scottish clans
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dateEnacted 1746
exempts Highland regiments in British Army
linked to: Scottish regiments

women from the ban on Highland dress
follows Disarming Acts 1716
Disarming Acts 1725
linked to: Disarming Acts 1716
hasConsequences cultural assimilation policies in Highlands
strengthening of British state authority in Scotland
hasEffect decline of traditional Highland dress
increased central government control in Highlands
suppression of traditional clan structures
hasPart Act of 19 George II, c.38
Act of 19 George II, c.39
Disarming Act 1746
Dress Act 1746
historicalContext Jacobite rising of 1745
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus repealed
legalSystem British law
locationOfEffect Highland counties of Scotland
linked to: West Highlands

Scotland
mainSubject disarmament of Scottish Highlands
suppression of Highland culture
penalty forfeiture of arms
imprisonment for wearing Highland dress
transportation for repeated offences
prohibits carrying of arms in the Highlands
wearing of Highland dress
wearing of tartan by men and boys in Scotland (with some exceptions)
purpose to prevent future Jacobite risings
to weaken the power of Highland chiefs
repealDate 1782
repealedBy Act of Parliament 1782
temporalCoverage 18th century

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Jacobite risings afterEffect Acts of Proscription 1746
Acts of Proscription 1746 hasPart Disarming Act 1746
linked to: Acts of Proscription 1746
Acts of Proscription 1746 alsoKnownAs Proscription Act 1746
linked to: Acts of Proscription 1746
Acts of Proscription 1746 alsoKnownAs Act of Proscription 1746
linked to: Acts of Proscription 1746
Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 relatedTo Disarming Act 1746
linked to: Acts of Proscription 1746
Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 relatedTo Act of Proscription 1746
linked to: Acts of Proscription 1746
Dress Act 1746 hasShortName Act of Proscription (dress provisions)
linked to: Acts of Proscription 1746
Forty-Five Rebellion legalConsequence Act of Proscription 1746
linked to: Acts of Proscription 1746