Places of Religious Worship Act 1812
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Long titleAn Act to repeal certain Acts, and amend other Acts relating to Religious Worship and Assemblies and Persons teaching or preaching therein.
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent29 July 1812
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to repeal certain Acts, and amend other Acts relating to Religious Worship and Assemblies and Persons teaching or preaching therein. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 52 Geo. 3. c. 155 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 July 1812 |
| Commencement | 29 July 1812[b] |
| Repealed | 16 June 1977 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Toleration Act 1688 |
| Repeals/revokes | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 |
| Relates to | Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Places of Religious Worship Act 1812[a] (52 Geo. 3. c. 155) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It updated the system of registration established by the Toleration Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 18) for places of worship used by Protestant Dissenters except Quakers and set up a system of punishments for offenders against the act.[1]
Section 1 of the act repealed the Quakers Act 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 1)[c], the Five Mile Act 1665 (17 Cha. 2. c. 2) and the Conventicles Act 1670 (22 Cha. 2. c. 1).[2][3]