Acts of the General Assembly
The acts of the General Assembly are updated as soon as possible following the end of each General Assembly in May.
Legislative Acts: 1931 to 2019
Individual subjects are listed in the alphabetical index then cross referencing with the acts listed by year.
- Index to Acts and Regulations
- Full text of all Acts 1931 to 2019
- Full text of all Acts 1931 to 2019
- 2019 Act 6 Income Protection and Ill Health Act
- 2019 Act 5 Transfer between Ministries Act
- 2019 Act 1: Discipline Act
- 2018 Act 6: Virtual Attendance at Meetings Act
- 2018 Act 2: Parish Ministry Act
- 2018 Act 1: Ordination of Ministers of Word and Sacrament and Deacons Act
- 2018 Act 16: Safeguarding Act
- 2017 Act 9: Ministry and Deaf Congregations
- 2017 Act 2 Registration of Ministries
- 2016 Act 2: The International Presbytery Act (from 1 January 2018)
- 2015 Act 5: Presbytery Mission Initiatives
- 2015 Act 1: Ministers and Deacons in Civil Partnerships and Same Sex Marriages
- 2014 Act 6: Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes
- 2014 Act 1: Appeals
- 2012 Act 11: Local Ecumenical Partnerships
- 2012 Act 10: Co-operation among Presbyteries
- 2011 Act 09: Ordained Local Ministry
- 2011 Act 01: Local Church Review
- 2010 Act 8: Deacons - Consolidating Act
- 2010 Act 5: Declaratory act anent the third article declaratory of the constitution of The Church of Scotland in matters spiritual
- 2010 Act 1: Discipline of Elders, Readers, Office Bearers
- 2007 Act 6: Ministries Appeal Panel
- 2007 Act 4: Protection against Bullying
- 2007 Act 12: Care of Ecclesiastical Properties
- 2006 Act 1: Presbytery Membership
- 2005 Act 5: Child Protection Procedures
- 2004 Act 6: Kirk Session Meetings
- 2004 Act 5: Intimation of Appeals
- 2004 Act 10: Selection and Training for Full_Time Ministry
- 2003 Act 8: Vacancy Procedure
- 2003 Act 7: Appraisal and Adjustment
- 2003 Act 13 : Auxiliary ministry (from 1 January 2018)
- 2002 Act 9: Admission and Readmission
- 2002 Act 6: Co-operation between Presbyteries
- 2002 Act 15: Long term illness of Ministers
- 2001 Act 5: Presbytery assessors
- 2001 Act 4: Ministers & Deacons in public office (from 1 January 2018)
- 2001 Act 3: Discipline of Ministry
- 2000 Act 6: Communion Rolls - consolidating act
- 2000 Act 5: Sacraments - consolidating act
- 2000 Act 3: Church Courts – consolidating act
- 2000 Act 13: New Charge Development
- 1999 Act 4: Congregational vows at induction
- 1998 Act 9: National Lottery
- 1997 Act 6: Commission of Assembly
- 1996 Act 12: Vows of Church Membership
- 1995 Act 7: General Trustees (Delegated Powers)
- 1994 Act 3: Congregational meetings - accounts
- 1994 Act 2: Model Deeds of Constitution
- 1994 Act 11: Candidates, Licentiates and Probationers
- 1992 Act 17: Readership
- 1989 Act 5: Church finance
- 1988 Act 1: Congregations in unsatisfactory state
- 1986 Act 5: Westminster Confession - declaratory act
- 1979 Act 8: Presbytery of Jerusalem
- 1978 Act 3: Proclamation of banns
- 1977 Act 1: Recognition of marriage services
- 1970 Act 1: Women readers
- 1968 Act 25: Admission of women to ministry
- 1966 Act 28: Admission of women to eldership
- 1964 Act 19: Congregational constitutions
- 1959 Act 27: Ministers and the civil power
- 1959 Act 26: Remarriage of divorced persons
- 1952 Act 8: Kirk Session in units of HM Forces
- 1936 Act 8: Trials for licence
- 1935 Act 8: Office of Deacon
- 1933 Act 26: Proceeds of sale
- 1932 Act 18: Congregational meetings
- 1932 Act 11: Licensing of probationers
- 1932 Act 10: Election and admission of Elders and Deacons
- 1931 Act 20: Death of a minister
- 1931 Act 16: Precentor or organist