Treason and Lords of Justiciary and counterfeiting the Great Seal of Scotland remain treason under sections 11 and 12 of the Treason Act 1708 respectively. Treason is a reserved matter about which the Scottish Parliament is prohibited from legislating. Two acts of the former Parliament of Ireland passed in 1537 and 1542 create further treasons which apply in Northern Ireland. The penalty for treason was changed from death to a maximum of imprisonment for life in 1998 under the Crime And Disorder Act. Before 1998, the death penalty was mandatory, subject to the royal prerogative of mercy. Since the abolition of
United Nations moratorium on the death penalty with information in this regard; "(b)" To make available relevant information with regard to their use of the death penalty, which can contribute to possible informed and transparent national debates; "(c)" To progressively restrict the use of the death penalty and to reduce the number of offences for which it may be imposed; "(d)" To establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty; 4. "Calls upon" States which have abolished the death penalty not to reintroduce it, and encourages them to share their experience in this regard; 5. "Requests" the Secretary-General to report to the