Jurors (Scotland) Act 1745

The Jurors (Scotland) Act 1745 (19 Geo 2 c 9) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, passed during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Its long title was "An act for the more easy and speedy trial of such persons as have levied, or shall levy war against his Majesty; and for the better ascertaining the qualifications of jurors in trials for high treason or misprision of treason, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland." It was one of the Juries (Scotland) Acts 1745 to 1869. It was repealed by section 2(1) of, and the Schedule to, the Treason Act 1945.

Jurors (Scotland) Act 1745

The Jurors (Scotland) Act 1745 (19 Geo 2 c 9) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, passed during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Its long title was "An act for the more easy and speedy trial of such persons as have levied, or shall levy war against his Majesty; and for the better ascertaining the qualifications of jurors in trials for high treason or misprision of treason, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland." It was one of the Juries (Scotland) Acts 1745 to 1869. It was repealed by section 2(1) of, and the Schedule to, the Treason Act 1945.