Church Discipline Act 1840
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Long titleAn Act for better enforcing Church Discipline.
Citation3 & 4 Vict. c. 86
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent7 August 1840
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for better enforcing Church Discipline. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 3 & 4 Vict. c. 86 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 August 1840 |
| Commencement | 7 August 1840[b] |
| Repealed | 1 March 1965 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Clergy Act 1485 |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Church Discipline Act 1840[a] (3 & 4 Vict. c. 86) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The act provided a new procedure for the hearing of complaints against clergy.[1]
Section 1 of the act repealed the Clergy Act 1485 (1 Hen. 7. c. 4).[2]
