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Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969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Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of England.

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Legacy

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Section 4 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887.

Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 56 of, and part I of schedule 2 to, the Administration of Estates Act 1925.

The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.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. ↑ The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and schedule 2 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 schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
  3. ↑ Start of session.

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