Uniformity of Worship Act 1749

Uniformity of Worship Act 1749

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act to explain Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for the Uniformity of Public Prayers, and Administration of Sacraments; and also Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, for the Ministers of the Church to be of sound Religion.
Citation	23 Geo. 2. c. 28
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	12 April 1750
Commencement	16 November 1749 [a]
Repealed	5 July 1865
Other legislation
Amends	Ordination of Ministers Act 1571 Act of Uniformity 1662
Repealed by	Clerical Subscription Act 1865
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Uniformity of Worship Act 1749 (23 Geo. 2. c. 28) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed during the reign of George II. Its full title was "An Act to explain Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for the Uniformity of Public Prayers, and Administration of Sacraments; and also Part of an Act passed in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, for the Ministers of the Church to be of sound Religion". ^[1]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 15 of, and the schedule to, the Clerical Subscription Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 122).

Notes

1. Start of session.

References

1. William David Evans, A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General Administration of the Law: Arranged According to the Order of Subjects, with Notes, Volume 1 (London: Thomas Blenkarn, 1836), p. 77.