Conventicles Act 1670

Conventicles Act 1670
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of England
Long titleAn Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles.
Citation22 Cha. 2. c. 1
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent11 April 1670
Commencement11 May 1670
Repealed29 July 1812
Other legislation
Repealed byPlaces of Religious Worship Act 1812
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
A Covenanters Conventicle.

The Conventicles Act 1670 (22 Cha. 2. c. 1) was an act of the Parliament of England with the long title "An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles".

The act imposed a fine on any person who attended a conventicle (any religious assembly other than the Church of England) of five shillings for the first offence and ten shillings for a second offence. Any preacher or person who allowed their house to be used as a meeting house for such an assembly could be fined 20 shillings and 40 shillings for a second offence.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of the Places of Religious Worship Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 155), which came into force on 29 July 1812.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Start of session.

References

  1. ↑ Lawson 1885, p. 49.
  2. ↑ Raithby 1819, pp. 648–651.
  3. ↑ Noorthouck 1773, pp. 230–255.
  4. ↑ "Places of Religious Worship Act 1812", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo3/52 c. 155

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