Conventicles Act 1670

Conventicles Act 1670

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles.
Citation	22 Cha. 2. c. 1
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	11 April 1670
Commencement	11 May 1670 [a]
Repealed	29 July 1812
Other legislation
Repealed by	Places of Religious Worship Act 1812
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

A Covenanters Conventicle.

The Conventicles Act 1670 (22 Cha. 2. c. 1) is an act of the Parliament of England with the long title "An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles". ^[2]

The act imposed a fine on any person who attended a conventicle (any religious assembly other than the Church of England) of five shillings for the first offence and ten shillings for a second offence. Any preacher or person who allowed their house to be used as a meeting house for such an assembly could be fined 20 shillings and 40 shillings for a second offence. ^[3]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Places of Religious Worship Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 155).

Notes

1. Start of session.

References

1. Lawson 1885, p. 49.
2. Raithby 1819, pp. 648–651.
3. Noorthouck 1773, pp. 230–255.

Bibliography

• Lawson, Rev. R. (1885). Maybole Past and Present. J. & R. Parlane. p. 49.
• Noorthouck, John (1773). "Book 1, Chapter 15: From the Fire to the death of Charles II". A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark. pp. 230–255.
• Raithby, John, ed. (1819). Charles II, 1670: An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles. Statutes of the Realm (1628–80). Vol. 5. pp. 648–651.