Presentation of Benefices Act 1713

Presentation of Benefices Act 1713 ^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for rendring more effectual an Act made in the third Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, "An Act to prevent and avoid Dangers which may grow by Popish Recusants;" and also of one other Act made in the first Year of the Reign of their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary intituled, "An Act to vest in the two Universities the Presentations of Benefices belonging to Papists;" and for vesting in the Lords of Justiciary Power to inflict the same Punishments against Jesuits, Priests and other trafficking Papists, which the Privy Council of Scotland was impowered to do by an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland, intituled, "An Act for preventing the Growth of Popery."
Citation	13 Ann. c. 13 [b] 12 Ann. St. 2. c. 14 [c]
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	9 July 1714
Commencement	10 July 1714 [d]
Repealed	16 November 1989
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867 Statute Law Revision Act 1887 Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Presentation of Benefices Act 1713 (13 Ann. c. 13) ^[b] was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

The act is chapter 14 in Ruffhead's Edition ^[1] and 12 Ann Stat 2 c XIV in common printed editions. ^[2]

Subsequent developments

The last section was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict.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

The title, from "and for vesting" to end of title, was repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 ([[50 & 51 Vict. c. 59).

The whole act, except sections 9 and 11 was repealed by section 41(2) of, and schedule 5 to, the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 (No 3), subject to section 40 of that Measure.

The remainder of the act (sections 9 and 11) was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part VIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989.

Notes

1. The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
3. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large .
4. Section 1.

References

1. Council of Law Reporting. The Law Reports. The Public General Statutes, with a list of the local and private Acts, passed in the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. London. 1867. Page 666. Note 4.
2. The Public General Acts passed in the fiftieth and fifty-first years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. HMSO. London. 1887. Page 313.