The Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 (c.2) is an Act

Act of Parliament

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 of the Parliament of Scotland

Parliament of Scotland

The Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early 13th century, with the first meeting for which a primary source survives at...

, and is still in force. It declares that the Pope

Pope

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 has no jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...

 in Scotland

Scotland

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 and prohibits any person from seeking any title or right to be exercised in Scotland granted under the authority of the Pope, on pain of proscription

Proscription

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, banishment and disqualification from holding any public office or honour. The equivalent statute in England is the Act of Supremacy 1558 which restored the effect of the Statute in Restraint of Appeals

Statute in Restraint of Appeals

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The Scottish Catholic Hierarchy was restored

Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy

The Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy refers to the re-establishment of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland on 15 March 1878...

 by Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...

in 1878 without legal reaction and remains in place today. This does not contravene the Act, as the titles granted by the Pope give no authority over anyone, unless they freely accept it.