Presentation of Benefices Act 1688
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to vest in the two Universities the Presentations of Benefices belonging to Papists.[b] |
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| Citation |
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 July 1689 |
| Commencement | 13 February 1689[e] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1989 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Presentation of Benefices Act 1688[a] (1 Will. & Mar. c. 26)[c] was an act of the Parliament of England. It applied to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
Subsequent developments
Section 1 and section 2 from "Provided nevertheless" to end of that section, were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59), which came into force on 15 July 1867.[1]
The whole act was repealed by section 41(2) of, and schedule 5 to, the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986, which came into force on 1 January 1989.
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".
- 1 2 This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- ↑ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- ↑ Start of session.
References
- ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1867", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/30-31 c. 59
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- Repealed English legislation
- History of Christianity in the United Kingdom
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- Christianity and law in the 17th century
- 1689 in Christianity
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