Abolition and Proscription of the Highland Dress (19 George II, Chap. 39, Sec. 17, 1746): That from and after the first day of August, One thousand, seven hundred and forty-seven, no man or boy within that part of Great Britain called Scotland, other than such as shall be employed as Officers and Soldiers in His Majesty's Forces, shall, on any pretext whatever, wear or put on the clothes commonly called Highland clothes (that is to say) the Plaid, Philabeg, or little Kilt, Trowse, Shoulder-belts, or any part whatever of what peculiarly belongs to the Highland Garb; and that no tartan or party-coloured plaid or stuff shall be used for Great Coats or upper coats, and if any such person shall presume after the said first day of August, to wear or put on the aforesaid garments or any part of them, every such person so offending... shall be liable to be transported to any of His Majesty's plantations beyond the seas, there to remain for the space of seven years.

Repeal of the Act Prescribing the Wearing of Highland Dress (22 George III, Cap. 63, 1782): Whereas by an Act made in the Nineteenth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, entitled "An Act for the more effectual disarming the Highlands in Scotland and for more effectually securing the peace of the said Highlands and for restraining the use of the Highland dress"... it was, among other things enacted that from and after the first day of August One thousand seven hundred and forty-seven no man or boy, within that part of great britain [sic] called Scotland other than such as shall be employed as officers and soldiers in his Majesty's forces, etc., etc. And whereas it is judged expedient that so much of the Acts above mentioned as restrains the use of the Highland dress should be repealed. Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same. That so much of the Acts above mentioned or any Acts of Parliament as restrains the use of the Highland dress be, and are hereby repealed.