Papists Act 1742

Papists Act 1742

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for allowing further Time for Inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papists; and for Relief of Protestant Purchasers, Devisees, and Lessees.
Citation	16 Geo. 2. c. 32
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	21 April 1743
Commencement	16 November 1742 [a]
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Papists Act 1742 (16 Geo. 2. c. 32) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed during the reign of George II. Its long title was "An Act for allowing further time for inrolment of deeds and wills made by papists; and for relief of protestant purchasers, devisees, and lessees". ^[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The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict.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. Danby Pickering, The Statutes at Large, from the 15th to the 20th Year of King George II: Vol. XVIII (Cambridge, 1765), p. 143.