Advowsons Act 1708
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| Long title | An Act to preserve the Rights of Patrons to Advowsons. | ||||||
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| Citation | 7 Ann. c. 18 | ||||||
| Territorial extent | Great Britain | ||||||
| Dates | |||||||
| Royal assent | 21 April 1709 | ||||||
| Commencement | 16 November 1708 | ||||||
| Repealed | 1 January 1970 | ||||||
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Status: Repealed | |||||||
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |||||||
The Advowsons Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Advowson is the right to nominate someone to a bishop to be appointed as minister to a particular church.
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969, which came into force on 1 January 1970.
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule 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.
- ↑ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
- ↑ Start of session.
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