Papists Act 1734

Papists Act 1734

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An act to indemnify protestant purchasers of estates of papists, against the penalties or forfeitures papists are liable to for not having enrolled their estates, in pursuance of an act of the third year of king George the first for that purpose.
Citation	8 Geo. 2. c. 25
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	15 May 1735
Commencement	14 January 1735 [a]
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Relates to	Papists Act 1716
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Papists Act 1734 (8 Geo. 2, c. 25) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain, passed during the reign of George II. Its long title was "An act to indemnify protestant purchasers of estates of papists, against the penalties or forfeitures papists are liable to for not having enrolled their estates, in pursuance of an act of the third year of king George the first for that purpose". ^[1]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59).

Notes

1. Start of session.

References

1. James Thomas Law, The Ecclesiastical Statutes at Large: Vol. III (London: William Benning, 1847), p. 534.