Act anent Peace and War 1703

Act of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland

United Kingdom legislation

Act of Parliament

Parliament of Scotland

Long title| Act anent Peace and War.
Other legislation
Repealed by| Repeal of Certain Scotch Acts 1707

Status: Repealed

The Act anent Peace and War (Scots anent means about or concerning) was an act of the Parliament of Scotland passed in 1703.

The Act concerned foreign policy and the royal prerogative: it provided that following the death of Queen Anne without direct heirs, no future monarch of Scotland and England could take Scotland to war without the explicit consent of the parliament.[1]

It was a response to the English Act of Settlement which had made members of the House of Hanover heirs to the throne of England. The Scots, already unhappy with the War of the Spanish Succession, were concerned that rule by Hanoverians would lead to unwelcome Scottish involvement in German and continental wars.[2] Later the same parliament forced royal assent to the Act of Security. The English parliament retaliated with the Alien Act, removing Scottish trading privileges in England.

The conflict between the two parliaments was finally resolved by their merger under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707. The union made the Act anent Peace and War and the Act of Security void, and they were formally repealed in December 1707.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Records of the Parliaments of Scotland". www.rps.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
2. ^ "BBC History". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
3. ^ "House of Lords Journal Volume 18: 18 December 1707 | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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