Uniformity of Worship Act 1749
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to explain Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for the Uniformity of Public Prayers, and Administration of Sacraments; and also Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, for the Ministers of the Church to be of sound Religion. |
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| Citation | 23 Geo. 2. c. 28 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 April 1750 |
| Commencement | 16 November 1749[a] |
| Repealed | 5 July 1865 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Repealed by | Clerical Subscription Act 1865 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Uniformity of Worship Act 1749 (23 Geo. 2. c. 28) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed during the reign of George II. Its full title was "An Act to explain Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for the Uniformity of Public Prayers, and Administration of Sacraments; and also Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, for the Ministers of the Church to be of sound Religion".[1]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 15 of, and the schedule to, the Clerical Subscription Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 122).
Notes
- ^ Start of session.
References
- ^ William David Evans, A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General Administration of the Law: Arranged According to the Order of Subjects, with Notes, Volume 1 (London: Thomas Blenkarn, 1836), p. 77.