Treason Act 1708

Treason Act 1708
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for improving the Union of the Two Kingdoms.
Citation	7 Ann. c. 21
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Royal assent	21 April 1709
Commencement	1 July 1709
Other legislation
Amends	Treason Act 1547; Coin Act 1696;
Amended by	Treason Act 1743; Forfeiture upon Attainder of Treason Act 1799; Juries Act 1825; Forgery Act 1830; Statute Law Revision Act 1867; Statute Law Revision Act 1888; Short Titles Act 1896; Treason Act 1945; Statute Law Revision Act 1948; Criminal Law Act 1967; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977; Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Treason Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 21) is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which harmonised the law of high treason between the former kingdoms of England and Scotland following their union as Great Britain in 1707.

This act is partly still in force in Great Britain (as of 2018).