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Tithe Act 1540

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Tithe Act 1540[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titlePayment of tithes and offeringes.[2]
Citation32 Hen. 8. c. 7
Dates
Royal assent24 July 1540
Commencement12 April 1540
Repealed1 January 1970
Other legislation
Amended byStatute Law Revision Act 1887
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
Status: Repealed

The Tithe Act 1540[1] (32 Hen. 8. c. 7) was an Act of the Parliament of England.

This Act was repealed by section 1 of, the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887, except as to tithes, offerings and duties which had not been commuted or were otherwise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The proviso to section 5 was repealed by section 87 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No 1).

Section 5, was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.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