EMPOWERING
OUR MP's TO END THE UNION IF THE TREATY IS BROKEN OVER BREXIT
Northern
Ireland has been accepted as a third state of the United Kingdom
as defined under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on the Law
of Treaties
The
1707 Treaty of the Acts of the Union states that Scotland
shall have the same rights and access to trade as the rest of
the UK
Any
deal that facilitates a different trading arrangement for
Northern Ireland will be in breach of Articles 4 and 6 of that
Treaty
You
can read the full report including legal arguments by downloading
the .pdf file here
Any arrangement
that allows one member state of the United Kingdom to trade differently
over another would be in breach of the Treaty of the Acts of the
Union. But the Conservatives seem to think that they can ignore
this treaty and carry on regardless.
The UK Governments
continued efforts to push through its EU withdrawal agreement
and its proposals to replace the backstop with an agreement that
allows Northern Ireland different trade and customs arrangements
to that of the rest of the UK would leave Scotland at a disadvantage
and this is unacceptable.
It falls upon
the people of Scotland to empower our Members of Parliament in
Westminster with the authority of the Scottish people, to repeal
the Union with England Act if the treaty is deemed to have been
broken by the other party.
The UK Government
may object all it wants and as we all know it can quote many acts
when trying to justify its sovereignty over Scotland, but in reality
it has no legislative power to stop Scotland from withdrawing
from the union, especially if the treaty has been breached by
them and the Scottish Members of Parliament have debated and voted
on it.
A proposal
along with supporting documents and legal argument's has been
drawn up and sent to our Scottish MP's along with letters objecting
to any changes in the Act which would leave Scotland at a disadvantage,
these were sent as a "Statutory Declaration" making
it a legal document that can be presented as a sworn statement
of objection.
I would encourage
everyone to do this and write to their MP's as a matter of urgency
objecting to any changes to the 1707 Act unless it is to dissolve
the Treaty in its entirety releasing Scotland from its duties
and commitments under the act, in effect ending the union.
You
can read the full report including legal arguments by downloading
the .pdf file here
COVERING
LETTER TO YOUR SELECTED SCOTTISH MP
You will need
to complete the declaration and have your signature witnessed
(details are on the form) you should then send your completed
declaration to the "House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA"
for the attention of the MP that you have selected as your freely
chosen Scottish representative.
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(your name
and full address)
Dear (insert
MP's name)
Any deal that
facilitates a different trading arrangement for Northern Ireland
over that of the rest of the UK will in my opinion be a clear
breach of the 1707 Treaty of the Acts of the Union.
Northern Ireland
is accepted as a third state of the Union as defined under Article
36 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and as such
under Articles 4 and 6 of the Treaty of the Acts of the Union
cannot be offered or granted a different arrangement to that of
Scotland.
As matters
relating to the union are reserved to Westminster, and given that
this is a Scottish Enactment, then it falls upon Scotland's (Not
England's) MP's to debate the matter on our behalf. Should the
majority of Scotland's MP's agree that a breach has occurred,
then Scotland has the right to end the union releasing us from
our commitments and duties under the act.
It is the
duty of Scotland's democratically elected representatives to protect
our rights and privileges under the Act, and if there is a breach
by the other party, then it is their duty to take such action
as they deem necessary to protect the interests of the people
of Scotland who elected them.
A document
has been prepared along with legal arguments which can be viewed
and downloaded online at www.declaration.scot under the heading
of "Ending the Union"
I am contacting
all SNP MP's individually to notify them of my objection to any
trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that will not be made
available to the rest of the UK, I am also objecting to any changes
in the Union with England Act in order to facilitate a different
trading or customs relationship for Northern Ireland that will
disadvantage Scotland.
The "Universal
Declaration of Human Rights" Article 21 Section 1 states;
"Everyone
has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly
or through freely chosen representatives"
And I am exercising
that right by notifying you as my "freely chosen representative"
in Westminster of my objections through a declaration signed and
witnessed under the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. This makes
it a legal document and as such can be presented as a sworn statement
of my objection.
It matters
not whether you are my constituency MP, as I am raising this objection
as a concerned resident of Scotland.
Regards
(your signature
and name)
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TO
SCOTLAND'S
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN WESTMINSTER
As a democratically
elected Member of Parliament and legally appointed representative
of the people of Scotland you are duty bound to act in the best
interests of the Scottish people. The "Universal Declaration
of Human Rights" Article 21 Section 1 states;
"Everyone has the right to take part in the government of
his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives"
And I exercise that right as a concerned citizen domiciled in
Scotland, by delivering this notification by virtue of the provisions
of the statutory declarations act 1835, to you as my "freely
chosen representative" in the House of Commons.
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STATUTORY
DECLARATION BY _____________________________ (your name)
I _____________________________
(your name)
OF _______________________
____________________________________________________________
(your full postal address including postcode)
DO SOLEMNLY
AND SINCERELY DECLARE
That I do
not consent or agree to any alterations, amendments or to the
repeal of Articles 4 or 6 of the "Union with England Act
1707" in order to facilitate a different trading or customs
relationship for Northern Ireland that will disadvantage Scotland.
Furthermore, I do not consent or agree to any amendments or changes
to, or to the repeal of any articles, sections or wording of the
enactment entitled the "Union with England Act 1707"
unless it is the dissolution of the act in its entirety, ending
the union and releasing Scotland from it's commitments and duties
under the aforementioned act.
And I make
this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to
be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations
Act 1835.
Signed ________________________
DECLARED AT
________________________ THIS DAY ____________________
BEFORE ME __________________________ ___________________________________
(details of authorised person)
PRINT NAME
____________________
In Scotland
councillors have the power to witness the signing of a declaration
under Section 76 of the "Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform)
(Scotland) Act 2007"
The words "member of a local authority" must appear
on it adjacent to the member's signature.
Section 76 F3 (5) of the act states "A JP or member of a
local authority may not charge a fee for exercising signing functions."
Please take proof of Scottish residence, (driving license, passport
or photo ID) showing your address with you to the signing in case
it is requested.
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A
blank copy of the covering letter and Statutory Declaration can
be viewed and printed here (opens in a new window)
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