The Protestant Dissenters Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 36) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regarding places of worship for Protestant Dissenters.[1] It replaced the requirement of the Toleration Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 18) [b] to register such places of worship with the Clerk of the Peace or a settlement's Anglican bishop or archdeacon with registration with the Registrar General.[2] It also gave every clerk of the peace three months after the act's passing to make a return of all such places of worship registered under the old system.[2]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Law relating to the certifying and registering Places of Religious Worship of Protestant Dissenters. |
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| Citation | 15 & 16 Vict. c. 36 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 June 1852 |
| Commencement | 30 June 1852[a] |
| Repealed | 30 July 1855 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Repealed by | Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
It consisted of three sections:[1]
- Outline of the changes brought by the act
- Set a 2s 6d fee for certification
- Required the Registrar General to create an annual list of the places of worship, which was to be accessible for free at the office of every Superintendent Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England
Subsequent developments
editThe whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 81).
Notes
edit- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
- ↑ This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
References
editExternal links
edit- Text of the Protestant Dissenters Act 1852 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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