Simony Act 1713

Simony Act 1713 ^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for the better Maintenance of Curates within the Church of England within the Church of England, and for preventing any Ecclesiastical Persons from buying the next Avoidance of any Church Preferment. [b]
Citation	13 Ann. c. 11 [c] 12 Ann. St. 2. c. 12 [d]
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	9 July 1714
Commencement	29 September 1714 [e]
Repealed	27 July 1971
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1948
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Simony Act 1713 ^[a] (13 Ann. c. 11) ^[c] was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

Subsequent developments

In the title, the words "for the better" to "England and, and the words of commencement in section 2 of the act, were repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971.

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. These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
3. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
4. This is the citation in The Statutes at Large .
5. Section 1.