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Tithe Act 1540

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Tithe Act 1540[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titlePayment of tithes and offeringes.[b]
Citation32 Hen. 8. c. 7
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent24 July 1540
Commencement12 April 1540[c]
Repealed1 January 1970
Other legislation
Amended byStatute Law Revision Act 1887
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
Relates toTithe Act 1536
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Tithe Act 1540[a] (32 Hen. 8. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England.

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 59), except as to tithes, offerings and duties which had not been commuted or were otherwise still payable, and except section 5.

The proviso to section 5 of the act was repealed by section 87 of, and schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No 1).

Section 5 of the act , was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.

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  1. ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. 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 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
  3. ^ Start of session.

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