Original: The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England to put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706 , following negotiation between commissioners representing the parliaments of the two countries .
Simplified: The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed in 1706 and 1707 by , respectively , the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland , to make effective the Treaty of Union which had been between the two countries .