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Courts Act 1672
The
In the 19th century, a reforming of the High Court of Justiciary made all Lords of Session
Treaty of Union
The Treaty of Union between Scotland and England, which formed the Kingdom of Great Britain, required that the High Court of Justiciary "remain in all time coming, as it is now constituted by the laws of [the Kingdom of Scotland]." As a result, the Courts Act 1672 continues to be the original source of the Court's authority to regulate. However, in the time since, laws enacted by the Parliament of Great Britain, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and the Scottish Parliament have expanded or elaborated upon the Court's power as is permitted by the Treaty of Union, which provides that the Court is "subject, nevertheless, to such regulations as shall be made by the parliament of Great Britain."[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1995 c. 46
- ^ a b Courts Act 1672. Records of the Parliaments of Scotland. 1672.
- ^ a b Bell, William; Ross, George (1861). A Dictionary and Digest of the Law of Scotland, with short explanations of the most ordinary English law terms. Bell & Bradfute. pp. 122.
Books of Adjournal. The records of the Court of Justiciary. [...] The power of the Court of Justiciary to pass acts of adjournal regulating the procedure of the court is conferred by 1672, c. 16.
- ^ "The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Statutory Instruments) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1999/1096
- ^ Scottish Parliament. Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 as amended (see also enacted form), from legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ "Courts Act 1672 (as at 07/05/2017)". Legislation.gov.uk. National Archives. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1887", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1887 c. 35
- ^ K. M. Brown; et al., eds. (2007–2017). Act ratifying and approving the treaty of union of the two kingdoms of Scotland and England. St Andrews: Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707. RPS 1706/10/257.