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Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act for the relief of the Protestant purchasers of the forfeited estates in Ireland |
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Territorial extent | Kingdom of Ireland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 25 May 1702 |
Commencement | 8 March 1702 [c] |
Repealed | 13 July 1871 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Promissory Oaths Act 1871 |
Relates to | Crown Lands (Forfeited Estates) Act 1698 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Purchasers of Forfeited Estates (Ireland) Act 1702 (1 Ann. c. 26) [a] was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England. Its long title is "An act for the relief of the Protestant purchasers of the forfeited estates in Ireland". The act was one of a series of Penal Laws against Catholics in Ireland.
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 48).