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New Churches in London and Westminster Act 1710

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New Churches in London and Westminster Act 1710
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for granting to Her Majesty several Duties upon Coals, for building Fifty new Churches in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, and Suburbs thereof, and other Purposes therein mentioned.
Citation9 Ann. c. 17
Dates
Royal assent12 June 1711
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 2013
Status: Repealed
Churches in London and Westminster Act 1711
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for enlarging the Time given to the Commissioners appointed by Her Majesty, pursuant to an Act for granting to Her Majesty several Duties on Coals, for building Fifty new Churches in and about the Cities of London and Westm'r, and Suburbs thereof, and other Purposes therein mentioned; and also for giving the said Commissioners farther Powers for better effecting the same; and for appointing Monies for re-building the Parish Church of St. Mary Woolnoth, in the City of London.
Citation10 Ann. c. 20 (Ruffhead c. 11)
Dates
Royal assent22 May 1712
Text of statute as originally enacted
Building of Churches, London and Westminster Act 1714
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for making Provision for the Ministers of the Fifty new Churches, which are to be built in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, and Suburbs thereof; and for re-building and finishing the Parish Church of St. Mary Woolnoth, in the said City of London.
Citation1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 23
Dates
Royal assent21 September 1715
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 2013
Status: Repealed

The New Churches in London and Westminster Act 1710 (9 Ann. c. 17) is an act of Parliament in England in 1710, which set up the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, with the purpose of building fifty new churches for the rapidly growing population of London.[1]

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  1. ^ New Churches in London and Westminster Act 1710 (9 Anne c. 17)