16-903: The Highlands Services Act 1715 , also known as the Disarming Act 1715 ( 1 Geo. 1. St. 2 . c. 54), was an 18th-century Act of Parliament of Great Britain that was enacted to curtail Jacobitism among the Scottish clans in the Scottish Highlands after the Jacobite rising of 1715 . The new law, which came into effect on 1 November 1716, aimed at "securing the peace of the highlands in Scotland". It outlawed anyone in defined parts of Scotland from having "in his or their custody, use, or bear, broad sword , poignard , whinger , or durk , side pistol , gun , or other warlike weapon" unless authorised. However,
32-446: Is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that
48-534: The 5th Parliament of Great Britain , which met from 17 March 1715 until 26 June 1716. This session was also traditionally cited as 1 Geo. 1. st. 2 , 1 Geo. 1. Stat. 2 , 1 Geo. 1. stat. 2 , 1 G. 1. St. 2 , 1 G. 1. st. 2 , 1 G. 1. Stat. 2 or 1 G. 1. stat. 2 . Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 ( 59 & 60 Vict. c. 14) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It replaces
64-706: The Short Titles Act 1892 . This act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and part 4 of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 . In that country, this act is one of the Short Titles Acts 1896 to 2007 . Section 1 and schedule 1 authorised the citation of 2,095 earlier acts by short titles . The acts given short titles were passed between 1351 and 1893. This act gave short titles to all public general acts passed since
80-645: The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 . Notwithstanding these repeals, such citations are still authorized by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 . This section was repealed by section 25(1) of, and schedule 3 to, the Interpretation Act 1978 . It is replaced by section 19(2) of that act. This section repealed the Short Titles Act 1892. It was in turn repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to,
96-513: The Statute Law Revision Act 1908 . Section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1908 repealed the entries relating to the following acts: In column 3, against the act 5 Geo. 4 . c. 82, the words " The Clerk of the Parliaments Act 1824 " were substituted for the words "The Clerk of Parliaments Act 1824" by section 2 of, and paragraph 2(1) of schedule 3 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 . Paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3 to
112-663: The Union of England and Scotland and then in force, which had not already been given short titles, except for those omitted from the Revised Edition of the Statutes by reason of their local or personal character. In 1995, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission recommended that section 1 and schedule 1 be repealed. Section 1 and schedule 1 were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part IV of schedule 1 to,
128-652: The Parliament of Ireland . For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title
144-454: The Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896 ). Before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 came into force on 8 April 1793, acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act
160-507: The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 provided that a corresponding change was to be made in any existing citation of the Clerk of Parliaments Act 1824 ( 5 Geo. 4 . c. 82), but without prejudice to the validity of any citation not so amended. This schedule was amended for the Republic of Ireland by section 5 of the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 . Section 2(1) and schedule 2 originally authorised
176-415: The act proved ineffectual at enforcing the ban. In 1725 a new act was passed that for "disarming the highlands in that part of Great Britain called Scotland; and for the better securing the peace and quiet of that part of the kingdom". This new law was enforced by Major-General George Wade , who used it to successfully confiscate a significant number of weapons. Wade's efforts to confiscate weapons of war from
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#1732852449298192-415: The citation of 132 groups of acts by collective titles . Section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1908 repealed the entries relating to the following groups of acts: In 1995, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission recommended the repeal of a further 74 collective titles. Section 1(1) of, and part IV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1995 repealed
208-460: The defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. 1 Geo. 1. St. 2 Interregnum (1642–1660) Rescinded (1639–1651) This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1714 . For acts passed until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . See also the list of acts of
224-422: The modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain did not have a short title ; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of
240-403: Was passed. The second session of the 4th Parliament of Great Britain , which met from 1 August 1714 until 25 August 1714. There were no private acts in this session. This session was also traditionally cited as 1 Geo. 1 , 1 Geo. 1. st. 1 , 1 Geo. 1. Stat. 1 , 1 Geo. 1. stat. 1 , 1 G. 1 , 1 G. 1. St. 1 , 1 G. 1. st. 1 , 1 G. 1. Stat. 1 or 1 G. 1. stat. 1 . The first session of
256-540: Was proven by the number of antiquated weapons utilised by Jacobites who answered the call when Charles Edward Stuart began the Jacobite rising of 1745 at Glenfinnan in 1745. Nevertheless, Jacobite Army troops quickly acquired many of Brown Bess muskets and bayonets after their victory at the Battle of Prestonpans . The main articles of the Disarming Act were further strengthened in the Act of Proscription 1746 following
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