Simony Act 1713

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Simony Act 1713 [1]
Act of Parliament
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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. [2]
Citation 13 Ann. c. 11
Ruffhead: 12 Ann. St. 2 c. 12
Other legislation
Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971
Status: Repealed

The Simony Act 1713 (13 Ann. c. 11) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

Contents

The whole Act was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1971.

Title

In the title, the words "for the better" to "England and" were repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Section 2

In this section, the words of commencement were repealed by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

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References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 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 Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".