Act of Security

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The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament ⓘ
Scottish statute ⓘ
aimedToProtect Scottish Presbyterian church settlement ⓘ
Scottish sovereignty ⓘ
Scottish trade interests ⓘ
appliesAfterReignOf Queen Anne ⓘ
category 1704 in Scotland ⓘ
1704 in law ⓘ
Scottish constitutional law ⓘ
Succession acts ⓘ
condition Scotland could choose a different monarch from England unless its freedoms were secured ⓘ
constitutionalSignificance strengthened bargaining position of Scotland in negotiations over union with England ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
datePassed 1704 ⓘ
historicalPeriod pre-Union Scotland ⓘ
inForceUntil Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional statute of Scotland ⓘ
legalSystem Scots law ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
monarchReferredTo Queen Anne ⓘ
politicalContext succession crisis following the Glorious Revolution and the Act of Settlement ⓘ
purpose to assert Scotland’s right to choose a separate successor to Queen Anne ⓘ
to secure Scotland’s political and economic freedoms in the event of a shared monarchy with England ⓘ
relatedTo Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ
Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
shortDescription 1704 Scottish law asserting the right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne ⓘ
successorState Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
threatenedResponse possibility of a different monarch from that of England ⓘ
typeOfRightAsserted right of the Scottish Parliament to determine the royal succession ⓘ

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Act of Security 1704 → shortName → Act of Security ⓘ