Act of Settlement
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Act of Settlement may refer to:
- Act of Settlement 1703, clarifying the status of the population of the Isle of Man
- Act of Settlement 1701, governing the line of succession to the British throne
- Act of Settlement 1690, declare the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland to be the Established Church in Edinburgh
- Act of Settlement 1662, a partial reversal of the Act of Settlement of 1652
- Poor Relief Act 1662, clarify which parishes were responsible for Poor Relief
- Act of Settlement 1657, ratifying previous decrees from the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652
- Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652, in response to the Irish Rebellion of 1641
- Statute of Legal Settlement 1547, legislature regarding the poor