Papists Act 1688

Papists Act 1688

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the Amoving Papists and reputed Papists from the Cityes of London and Westminster and Ten Miles distance from the same.
Citation	1 Will. & Mar. c. 9 [a] 1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 1. c. 9 [b]
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	24 April 1689
Commencement	13 February 1689 [c]
Repealed	9 August 1844
Other legislation
Amended by	Papists (Amendment) Act 1688
Repealed by	Roman Catholics Act 1844
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Papists (Amendment) Act 1688
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for rectifying a Mistake in a certaine Act of this present Parliament For the amoveing Papists from the Cities of London and Westminster.
Citation	1 Will. & Mar. c. 17 [a] 1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 1. c. 17 [b]
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	11 May 1689
Commencement	13 February 1689 [c]
Repealed	9 August 1844
Other legislation
Amends	Papists Act 1688
Repealed by	Roman Catholics Act 1844
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Papists Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 9) ^[a] was an act of the Parliament of England passed during the Glorious Revolution. ^[1] Its full title was "An Act for the Amoving Papists and reputed Papists from the Cityes of London and Westminster and Ten Miles distance from the same". ^[2]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Roman Catholics Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 102).

Notes

1. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
2. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large .
3. Start of session.

References

1. W. C. Costin and J. Steven Watson (eds.), The Law and Working of the Constitution: Documents 1660–1914. Vol. I: 1660–1783 (London: A. & C. Black, 1952), pp. 61–63.
2. Full text of the act on British History Online, retrieved 25 April 2019.