Act of Security 1704
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The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of Security 1704 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Parliament of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish statute ⓘ |
| affects |
crown of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of Scotland
union of the crowns ⓘ |
| aimedAt | securing Scottish economic and political interests in any future union of crowns ⓘ |
| appliesTo | succession to the Scottish throne ⓘ |
| assertedRight | right of the Estates of Parliament to name a successor to the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| category |
1704 in Scotland
ⓘ
1704 in law ⓘ Scottish constitutional history ⓘ Succession acts ⓘ |
| conditionImposed |
that Scotland could choose a different monarch from England unless certain conditions were met
ⓘ
that economic and political guarantees had to be secured from England for a shared monarch ⓘ |
| consequence | contributed to the pressure leading to the Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1704 ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | withholding of supply by the Scottish Parliament to compel royal assent ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
succession crisis following the impending end of the Stuart line in England and Scotland
ⓘ
tensions after the 1701 English Act of Settlement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Union Scotland ⓘ |
| influenced | negotiations over the Treaty of Union ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalDomain | public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded by the Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutional law
ⓘ
relations between Scotland and England ⓘ royal succession ⓘ |
| monarchAtTimeOfEnactment |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
|
| opposedBy |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
|
| placeOfEnactment | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
heightened fears in England of a divergent Scottish succession
ⓘ
increased leverage of the Scottish Parliament in negotiations with England ⓘ intensified the constitutional crisis between Scotland and England ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland)
ⓘ
surface form:
Claim of Right 1689 (in the broader constitutional sequence)
|
| purpose | to assert the right of the Parliament of Scotland to choose a successor to the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| reactionTo | Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ |
| region |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Great Britain (after 1707, as historical law of Scotland)
|
| relatedTo |
Acts of Union 1707
ⓘ
Alien Act 1705 ⓘ |
| shortName | Act of Security ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | constitutional statute ⓘ |
| vetoAttemptedBy |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
|
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