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{{short description|1708 United Kingdom legislation vetoed by Queen Anne}}
The '''Scottish Militia Bill''' (known formerly as the '''Scotch Militia Bill''') is the usual name given to a [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]] that was passed by the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] and [[House of Lords]] of the Parliament of [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] in early 1708. However, on 11 March 1708,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/parliament/1705 |title=Parliaments: 1705 |author= |website=The History of Parliament |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |access-date=6 November 2016 |quote="On 11 Mar. 1708, when the Queen attended the Lords to give assent to several bills, she used her prerogative of veto against one, the bill for settling the Scottish militia."}} <!-- Note that per WP:OSNS we record this as 11 March 1708, but contemporary records would put it in 1707 as the legal year did not start until 25 March. --></ref> [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] withheld [[royal assent]] on the advice of her ministers for fear that the proposed militia created would be disloyal.<ref>Queen Anne's veto is recorded as "La Reine se avisera" in 18 H.L. Jour. 506 (1707).</ref>▼
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{{infobox UK legislation
|parliament=Parliament of Great Britain
|type= act
|long_title = A Bill for settling the Militia of that Part of Great Britain called Scotland
|short_title= Scottish Militia Bill
|year= 1708
|status=not_passed
}}
▲The '''Scottish Militia Bill 1708''' (known formerly as the '''Scotch Militia Bill''')
==Content==
The
On the day the
==Significance==
The Scottish Militia Bill
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==References==
[[Category:1707 in British law]]
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