Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1709

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Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1709[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for discharging the Attendance of Noblemen, Barons, and Freeholders upon the Lords of Justiciary in their Circuits in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, and for abolishing the Method of exhibiting criminal Informations by the Porteous Roll.[2]
Citation8 Ann. c. 16
Dates
Royal assent5 April 1710
Other legislation
Repealed byCriminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987
Status: Repealed

The Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1709 (8 Ann. c. 16) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

The whole Act was repealed by section 70(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987.

Section 1[edit]

In this section, the words of commencement were repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 2[edit]

This section was repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 3[edit]

This section was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867.

Section 4[edit]

This section was repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 6[edit]

This section was repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".