Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 Explained

Short Title:	Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560^[1]
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of Scotland
Long Title:	Concerning the jurisdictioun and autoritie of the bischope of Rome callit the Paip.
Year:	1560
Citation:	1560 c. 2
Territorial Extent:	Kingdom of Scotland
Status:	current
Use New Uk-Leg:	yes

The Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 (c. 2) is an Act of the Parliament of Scotland which is still in force. It declares that the Pope has no jurisdiction in Scotland and prohibits any person from seeking any title or right to be exercised in Scotland granted under the authority of the Pope, on pain of proscription, banishment and disqualification from holding any public office or honour.

Usage

The Scottish Catholic hierarchy was restored by Pope Leo XIII in 1878 without legal reaction and remains in place today.

See also

• Judiciary of Scotland
• Scots law
• Temporal jurisdiction (papacy)

Notes and References

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.