There have been three separate Act of Unions, all used by the
United Kingdom.
The first, the Act of Union 1707, united the countries of
Scotland and England (forming Great Britain).
The second, the Act of Union 1800, united the countries of
Ireland and Great Britain (forming the United Kingdom).
The third, the Act of Union 1840, united the Upper and Lower
Canadian legislatures, forming a single Province of Canada within
the United Kingdom.