Bishops Act 1597
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Acte concerninge the confirmacion & establishment of the Deprivacion of diverse Bishopps and Deanes in the begynning of her Majestyes Reigne. |
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| Citation | 39 Eliz. 1. c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 9 February 1598 |
| Commencement | 24 October 1597[a] |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
| Relates to | Act of Supremacy 1558 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Bishops Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1 c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of England which confirmed deprivation of bishops and deans.[1]
Provisions
The act confirmed deprivation of several bishops and deans, and the act forbade questioning the legality of their successor appointment.[2]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125), which came into force on 28 July 1863.[3]
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Courayer, Pierre François Le (1844). A Dissertation on the Validity of the Ordinations of the English,: And of the Succession of the Bishops of the Anglican Church ; with the Proofs Establishing the Facts Advanced in this Work. The Old Translation of Mr. Williams Collated Throughout with the Original, and in Consequence Almost Entirely Re-written; the References and Quotations Verified and Corrected. To which is Added, Besides Mr. Williams's Preface and Other Editorial Matter, which is All Retained: I. An Introd. Containing Some Account, as Well of the Present and Former Editions, as of the Author Himself, and the Memorable Controversies to which this Work Gave Rise. II. A Considerable Body of Further Notes. III. An Epitome of the Whole Volume. J. H. Parker.
- ↑ The Statutes at Large of England and of Great Britain: From Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland : a New Edition in 10 Volumes. Eyre. 1811.
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1863", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/26-27 c. 125