Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1536

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Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1536 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Acte for the release of suche as have obteyned pretended Lycences and Dispensacions from the See of Rome. [b]
Citation 28 Hen. 8. c. 16
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 18 July 1536
Commencement 8 June 1536 [c]
Repealed1 January 1970
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
Relates to Statute of Praemunire
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 16) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Contents

Subsequent developments

The preamble to the act was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

The words "And that all ecclesiasticall" to "their obedience and" in section 3 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

Section 4 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Section 1 of the act, from "and shall never" onwards was repealed by section 13(2) of, and part I of schedule 4 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.

The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.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