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 Acts of Proscription 1746
surface form: Act of Proscription 1746

Acts of Proscription 1746
surface form: Proscription Act 1746
appliesTo Scottish Highlands
Scottish clans
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dateEnacted 1746
exempts Scottish regiments
surface form: Highland regiments in British Army

women from the ban on Highland dress
follows Disarming Acts 1716
Disarming Acts 1716
surface form: Disarming Acts 1725
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.39
surface form: Act of 19 George II, c.38

Act of 19 George II, c.39
Acts of Proscription 1746 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Disarming Act 1746

Dress Act 1746
historicalContext Jacobite rising of 1745
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus repealed
legalSystem British law
locationOfEffect West Highlands
surface form: Highland counties of Scotland

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 Acts of Proscription 1746 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Disarming Act 1746
Acts of Proscription 1746 alsoKnownAs Acts of Proscription 1746
this entity surface form: Proscription Act 1746
Acts of Proscription 1746 alsoKnownAs Acts of Proscription 1746
this entity surface form: Act of Proscription 1746
Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 relatedTo Acts of Proscription 1746
this entity surface form: Disarming Act 1746
Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 relatedTo Acts of Proscription 1746
this entity surface form: Act of Proscription 1746
Dress Act 1746 hasShortName Acts of Proscription 1746
this entity surface form: Act of Proscription (dress provisions)
Forty-Five Rebellion legalConsequence Acts of Proscription 1746
this entity surface form: Act of Proscription 1746