Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BARRIER ACT, n. (See quot.)Sc. 1929 (14th ed.) Encycl. Britannica III.:
Barrier Act, an act passed by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1697 guarding against hasty legislation by the provision that acts involving a change in the Church law must be approved by the presbyteries and by the General Assembly.
