Scottish Militia Bill: Difference between revisions

{{short description|UK1708 United Kingdom legislation ofvetoed 1708by Queen Anne}}

The '''Scottish Militia Bill 1708''' (known formerly as the '''Scotch Militia Bill''') was 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 Great Britain|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]] would be disloyal. This was due to the sudden appearance of a [[Planned French invasion of Britain (1708)|Franco-Jacobite invasion fleet]] en route to Scotland which gave ministers second thoughts, at the last minute, about allowing it to reach the statute books. It was the last occasion on which the royal [[veto]] was used .<ref>Queen Anne's veto is recorded as "La Reine s'avisera" ("The Queen will consider it") in 18 H.L. Jour. 506 (1707).</ref>