Act of Union. Any of several acts of Parliament uniting various parts of Great Britain. • The term applies to (1) the Laws in Wales Act (1535), which united Wales with England and made that principality subject to English law, and (2) the Union with Ireland Act (1800), which abolished the Irish Parliament and incorporated […]
Act of Union 〈英〉《合并法》 指将大不列颠〔Great Britain〕各部分联合的几部议会立法中的一部。具体指：１1535年《威尔士法律法》〔Laws in Wales Act〕，该法规定威尔士与英格兰合并，并且前者受英格兰法〔English Law〕的约束；２1800年《与爱尔兰联合法》〔Union with Ireland Act〕，该法废除了爱尔兰议会，并将爱尔兰并入大不列颠及爱尔兰联合王国〔United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland〕之中；３它也用于1707年与苏格兰的联合〔Union with Scotland〕，但这实际上是一种误解，因为1707年的联合并非通过议会制定法，而是通过苏格兰和英格兰议会各自议会立法所批准的条约来实现的，根据该条约，双方各自解散，成立只有一个议会即大不列颠议会〔Parliament of Great Britain〕的大不列颠新国家。