Act anent Peace and War 1703 Act anent Peace and War 1703 The Act anent Peace and War (Scots "anent" means "about" or "concerning") was an act of the Parliament of Scotland passed in 1703. The Act concerned foreign policy and the royal prerogative: it provided that following the death of Queen Anne without direct heirs, no future monarch of Scotland and England could take Scotland to war without the explicit consent of the parliament. It was a response to the English Act of Settlement which had made members of the House of Hanover heirs to the throne of England. The Scots, already unhappy with the
An Act to amend the Copyright Act (39th Canadian Parliament, 2nd Session) late July 2008, Michael Geist criticized the bill on environmental grounds. Specific criticisms included: The Canadian Library Association released an advocacy kit to oppose the new bill, citing concerns that the bill does not protect the public interest. An Act to amend the Copyright Act (39th Canadian Parliament, 2nd Session) An Act to amend the Copyright Act (Bill C-61) was a bill tabled in 2008 during the second session of the 39th Canadian Parliament by Minister of Industry Jim Prentice. The bill died on the Order Paper when the 39th Parliament was dissolved prematurely and an election was called on