Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1709
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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.[b]
Royal assent5 April 1710
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An 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.[b] |
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| Citation | 8 Ann. c. 16 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland[c] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 April 1710 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1710[d] |
| Repealed | 1 September 1987[e] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1709[a] (8 Ann. c. 16) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
