Union of England and Scotland Act 1603

Union of Scotland and England Act 1603

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act authorizing certain Commissioners of the realm of England to treat with Commissioners of Scotland, for the weal of both kingdoms.
Citation	1 Jas. 1. c. 2 territorial_extent = England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	7 July 1604
Commencement	7 July 1604[a]
Repealed	28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amended by	Union of Scotland and England Act 1605
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to	Acts of Union 1707
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Union of England and Scotland Act 1605
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act declaratorie, explayning a branche of an Acte made in the first Session of this Parliament, intituled, "An Acte authorizing certaine Comissioners of the Realme of Englande to treat with Comissioners of Scotlande for the Weale of both Kingdomes."
Citation	3 Jas. 1. c. 3
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	27 May 1606
Commencement	6 January 1606[b]
Repealed	28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amends	Union of Scotland and England Act 1603
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to	Acts of Union 1707
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 (1 Jas. 1. c. 2), full title An Act authorizing certain Commissioners of the realm of England to treat with Commissioners of Scotland, for the weal of both kingdoms, was an act of the Parliament of England enacted during the reign of King James I. It appointed a commission led by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Ellesmere, to meet and negotiate with a commission which would be appointed by the Parliament of Scotland. The aim of the discussions was to look into the possibility of arranging a formal political union between England and Scotland, going beyond the existing Union of Crowns, and to report back to Parliament. The commission was not effective, however, and similar subsequent proposals also fell flat. The two kingdoms were eventually united over a century later, by the Acts of Union 1707.

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125), being by this point entirely obsolete.
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