The Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707[1] (c. 6) is an act of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland which was passed to ensure that the status of the Church of Scotland would not be affected by the Union with England.

Its long title is An Act for Securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government.

[2] When the Regency Bill was debated in the House of Commons, the attorney-general explained, "The safeguarding of this particular Act of the Scottish Parliament was expressly mentioned in the Act of Union, and that is the historic reason why it appears here.

c. 8), had made similar provision for the Church of England in 1706 but is not mentioned in the Regency Act 1937.

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