Marriage Act 1540
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| Long title | Concerning precontractes and degrees of Consanguinite.[b] |
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| Citation | 32 Hen. 8. c. 38 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 July 1540 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1540[c] |
| Repealed |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Marriage Act 1540[a] (32 Hen. 8. c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of England. A similar Marriage Act, 1542 was passed by the Parliament of Ireland, and part of it remains in force in the Republic of Ireland.[1]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 79(1) of, and part I of schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76), which came into force on 1 January 1950.[2]
The whole act was repealed for the Isle of Man by section 1(2) of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, which came into force on 25 July 1991.[3]
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".
- ↑ Section 1.
References
- ↑ Marriage Act, 1542, electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)
- ↑ "Marriage Act 1949", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/12-13-14 c. 76
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1991 c. 61