Tithe Act 1540

Tithe Act 1540[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of England
Long titlePayment of tithes and offeringes.[b]
Citation32 Hen. 8. c. 7
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent24 July 1540
Commencement12 April 1540[c]
Repealed1 January 1970
Other legislation
Repealed by
Relates toTithe Act 1536
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Tithe Act 1540[a] (32 Hen. 8. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Subsequent developments

The whole act, except as to tithes, offerings and duties which had not been commuted or were otherwise still payable, and except section 5, was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 59), which came into force on 16 September 1887.[1]

The proviso to section 5 of the act was repealed by section 87 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No. 1), which came into force on 1 March 1965.[2]

Section 5 of the act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969, which came into force on 1 January 1970.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ 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".
  3. ↑ Start of session.

References

  1. ↑ "Statute Law Revision Act 1887", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/50-51 c. 59
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives https://legislation.gov.uk// {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1969 c. 52
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