Religious Disabilities Act 1846
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to relieve Her Majesty's Subjects from certain Penalties and Disabilities in regard to Religious Opinions. |
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| Citation | 9 & 10 Vict. c. 59 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 August 1846 |
| Commencement | 18 August 1846[a] |
| Repealed | 16 November 1989 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Religious Disabilities Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 59; formal long title An Act to relieve Her Majesty’s Subjects from certain Penalties and Disabilities in regard to Religious Opinions.) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which repealed several laws restricting religious freedom.[1]
Provisions
[edit]The laws and observances abolished were specified by various acts of the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, or Parliament of Ireland. These acts were repealed in full where they had no other purpose than establishing the relevant observance, and otherwise repealed only in relation to the observance.
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[edit]- ^ The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1846.
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