Marriage Act 1540

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Marriage Act 1540 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of England
Long title Concerning precontractes and degrees of Consanguinite. [b]
Citation 32 Hen. 8. c. 38
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 24 July 1540
Commencement 1 July 1540 [c]
Repealed1 January 1950
Other legislation
Repealed by Marriage Act 1949
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Marriage Act 1540 [a] (32 Hen. 8. c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of England. A similar Marriage Act, 1542 was passed by the Parliament of Ireland, and part of it remains in force in the Republic of Ireland. [1]

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Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 79(1) of, and part I of schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76).

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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. ↑ Section 1.

References

  1. ↑ Marriage Act, 1542, electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)


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