Places_of_Religious_Worship_Act_1812

Places of Religious Worship Act 1812

Places of Religious Worship Act 1812

Statute of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Places of Religious Worship Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 155) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It updated the Toleration Act 1688's system of registration for places of worship used by Protestant Dissenters except Quakers and set up a system of punishments for offenders against the Act.[2] It also repealed the Five Mile Act 1665 and the Conventicles Act 1670.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. [2]
    The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: 1812, p. 1069-1071, at Google Books
  3. [3]
    "Dissenting Academies Project-Historical Information-Legislation". Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature in English. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    Charles F. Mullett, 'The Legal Position of the English Protestant Dissenters, 1767-1812', Virginia Law Review, Vol. 25, No. 6 (Apr., 1939), pp. 671-697


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