Holy Days and Fasting Days Act 1551
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Acte for the keping of Hollie daies and Fastinge dayes.[b] |
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| Citation | 5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 3 |
| Territorial extent | England Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 April 1552 |
| Commencement | 23 January 1552[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1970 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Holy Days and Fasting Days Act 1551[a] (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England.
It is sometimes claimed that this act is still in force, and attention is drawn to a portion of the act that states citizens must walk to a Christian church on Christmas Day. In reality, what had not already been repealed of this act in previous legislation was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.
Subsequent developments
The following provisions were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part I of the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 3), which came into force on 27 March 1888.[1]
- Section 2 of the act, from "it is also" to first "aforesaide".
- Section 3 of the act, from "it is enacted" to "abovesaide".
- Section 5 of the act, from "and it is" to first "aforesaide".
- Section 6 of the act, from "and it is" to first "aforesaide".
- Section 7 of the act, from "and be it" to "aforesaide".
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969, which came into force on 1 January 1970.[2]
See also
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 1888", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/51-52 c. 3
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1969 c. 52