Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1536
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Acte for the release of suche as have obteyned pretended Lycences and Dispensacions from the See of Rome.[b] |
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| Citation | 28 Hen. 8. c. 16 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 July 1536 |
| Commencement | 8 June 1536[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1970 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1536[a] (28 Hen. 8. c. 16) was an act of the Parliament of England.
Subsequent developments
The preamble to, and section 2 of, the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62), which came into force on 30 July 1948.[1]
The words "And that all ecclesiasticall" to "their obedience and" in section 3, and section 4 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6.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), which came into force on 30 July 1948.[2]
Section 1 of the act, from "and shall never" onwards was repealed by section 13(2) of, and part I of schedule 4 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967, which came into force on 21 July 1967.[3]
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969, which came into force on 1 January 1970.[4]
See also
- Marriage Act 1955, a New Zealand Act of Parliament which replaced provisions of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1536
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. 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 second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
- ↑ Start of session.
References
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1948", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/11-12 c. 62
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1948", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/11-12 c. 62
- ↑ "Criminal Law Act 1967", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1967 c. 58
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1969 c. 52