Simony Act 1713
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the better Maintenance of Curates within the Church of England within the Church of England, and for preventing any Ecclesiastical Persons from buying the next Avoidance of any Church Preferment.[b] |
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| Citation |
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| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 9 July 1714 |
| Commencement | 29 September 1714[e] |
| Repealed | 27 July 1971 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Simony Act 1713[a] (13 Ann. c. 11)[c] was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Subsequent developments
In the title, the words "for the better" to "England and, and the words of commencement in section 2 of the act, were repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971.
Notes
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
- ^ a b This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- ^ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- ^ Section 1.
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