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Sheriffs (Scotland) Act 1747

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An Act for the more effectual Trial and Punishment of High Treason and Misprision of High Treason, in the Highlands of Scotland; and for abrogating the Practice of taking down the Evidence in Writing in certain Criminal Prosecutions ; and for making some further Regulations relating to Sheriffs
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The Act was actually passed in 1748, but is listed under 1747 because under the common law Acts of Parliament took effect retrospectively from the beginning of the session in which they were passed, which in this case was 1747: see the article
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Robson and Rodger. The Spaces of Justice: The Architecture of the Scottish Court. Farleigh Dickinson University Press. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. 2018. Pages
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had the right to be tried by their peers. These provisions expired after seven years, but were later revived again for another seven years in 1760 by another Act,
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could come from adjoining counties, instead of (as would otherwise be the case) the county where the trial was held.
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The Public General Statutes Affecting Scotland. William Blackwood and Sons. Edinburgh. 1876. Volume 1. Pages
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for the explanation as to why. However this Act was expressed to take effect from 1 April 1748.
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could be tried anywhere in Scotland if the crime had been committed in any of the shires of
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Depute and Stewarts Depute, and their Substitutes; and for other Purposes therein mentioned
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The Scots Statutes Revised. W Green and Sons. 1899. Volume 1. Page 80.
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Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain concerning Scotland
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The act also began the process of grouping the smaller
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Walker. A Legal History of Scotland. W Green. 1988.
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Parliament of Great Britain
Long title
Citation
21 Geo. 2
Scotland
Royal assent
Commencement
Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Text of statute as originally enacted
Parliament of Great Britain
Citation
33 Geo. 2
21 Geo. 2
Act
Parliament of Great Britain
Scotland
treason
misprision of treason
Dunbartain
Stirling
Perth
Kincardine
Aberdeen
Inverness
Nairn
Cromarty
Argyll
Forfarshire
Banff
Sutherland

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