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Claim of Right[1]
Act of Parliament
Claim of Right 1689
Parliament of Scotland
Long titleThe Declaration of the Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland containing the Claim of Right and the offer of the Croune to the King and Queen of England.
Citation1689 c. 28
Territorial extent Kingdom of Scotland
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Claim of Right 1689 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Claim of Right (c. 28; Scottish Gaelic: Tagradh na Còire) is an Act passed by the Convention of the Estates, a sister body to the Parliament of Scotland (or Three Estates), in April 1689. It is one of the key documents of United Kingdom constitutional law and Scottish constitutional law.[2]

  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964, section 2 and Schedule 2. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ "Sean agus ùr". 8 December 2016 – via www.bbc.com.

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