Clergy Marriage Act 1551

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Clergy Marriage Act 1551 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of England
Long title An Acte for the declaracion of a Statute made for the Marriage of Priestes and for the legittimacion of their Children. [b]
Citation 5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 12
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 15 April 1552
Commencement 23 January 1552 [c]
Repealed1 January 1970
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
Relates to Clergy Marriage Act 1548
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Clergy Marriage Act 1551 [a] (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Contents

Subsequent developments

The whole act was revived and made perpetual by section 8 of the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1603 (1 Jas. 1. c. 25).

Section 4 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 59).

Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 56 of, and part I of schedule 2 to, the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 23).

The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.

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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.

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