Minister Disciplined Under Act
The General Assembly enacted an Act of Assembly on ordination standards. Reverend Iain MacLeod was charged with violating its requirements and appeared before the presbytery disciplinary panel.
Also known as: Acts of Assembly · legislative act · statute
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A piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for governing the affairs of that church and its members.
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The General Assembly enacted an Act of Assembly on ordination standards. Reverend Iain MacLeod was charged with violating its requirements and appeared before the presbytery disciplinary panel.
An Act of Assembly altered procedures for church property transfers. The Kirk Session of St. Andrews Parish followed the new rules when selling a manse to a neighboring congregation.
The General Assembly passed an Act of Assembly governing baptismal practices. Elders at Glasgow Cathedral applied the Act when a family requested an adult baptism outside normal services.
An Act of Assembly created an appeals process for doctrinal disputes. Pastor Fiona Campbell invoked the Act to challenge a synod ruling on her teaching license.
A new Act of Assembly set membership admission standards. The session clerk at Edinburgh High Kirk used the Act to evaluate an applicant who had previously left the church.
The General Assembly adopted an Act of Assembly on congregational accounts. Treasurer Robert Stewart submitted the annual report in the exact form the Act required.
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland enacts an Act of Assembly to govern church affairs and its members.
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No. An Act of Assembly governs only the affairs of the Church of Scotland and its members under Scots law.
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…Either the Constitution is superior and paramount or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts. If the former, then a legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rules in particular cases must…