Brawling Act 1553
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Long titleAn Acte against Offenders of Preachers and other Ministers in the Churche.[b]
Citation1 Mar. Sess. 2. c. 3
Territorial extentEngland and Wales
Royal assent5 December 1553
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Acte against Offenders of Preachers and other Ministers in the Churche.[b] |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1 Mar. Sess. 2. c. 3 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 December 1553 |
| Commencement | 21 December 1553[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1968 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Criminal Law Act 1967 |
| Relates to | Brawling Act 1551 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Brawling Act 1553[a] (1 Mar. Sess. 2. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England.
Section 6 of the Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 32) provided that nothing contained in that act was to be taken to repeal or alter this act.
Sections 5 or 6 of the act were repealed by section 87 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No. 1), which came into force on 1 March 1965.[1]
The whole act was repealed by section 13(2) of, and part I of schedule 4 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.
