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| Long title | An Act for granting to his Majesty certaine rates and duties upon Marriages Births and Burials and upon Batchelors and Widowers for the terme of Five yeares for carrying on the Warr against France with Vigour. |
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| Citation | 6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 6 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 April 1695 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1695 [a] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1871 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Repealed by | Inland Revenue Repeal Act 1870 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Marriage Duty Act 1695 | |
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| Long title | An Act for the inforcing the Laws which restraine Marriages without Licence or Banns & for the better registring Marriags Births and Burials. |
| Citation | 7 & 8 Will. 3. c. 35 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 April 1696 |
| Commencement | 24 June 1696 [b] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1871 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Repealed by | Inland Revenue Repeal Act 1870 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Duties on Marriages etc. Act 1697 | |
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| Long title | An Act for preventing Frauds and Abuses in the charging collecting & paying the Duties upon Marriages Births Burials Batchellors and Widowers. |
| Citation | 9 Will. 3. c. 32 (Ruffhead: 9 & 10 Will. 3. c. 35) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 July 1698 |
| Commencement | 3 December 1697 [c] |
| Repealed | 21 August 1871 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1871 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Marriage Duty Act 1694 (6 & 7 Will. & Mar. c. 6) was an act of the Parliament of England which imposed a tax, known as Marriage Duty or the Registration Tax, on births, marriages, burials, childless widowers, and bachelors over the age of 25. [1] It was primarily used as a revenue raising mechanism for war on France and as a means of ensuring that proper records were kept by Anglican church officials. The tax was found ineffective and abolished by 1706. [2]
