Security of the Sovereign Act 1714

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The Security of the Sovereign Act 1714 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The Act required all civil and military officers; members of colleges; teachers; preachers; and lawyers to take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy and of abjuration of the Pretender.[1]

Long titleAn Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and government, and the succession of the Crown in the heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors.
Territorial extent
Royal assent20 August 1715
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Security of the Sovereign Act 1714
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Long titleAn Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and government, and the succession of the Crown in the heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors.
Citation1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 13
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent20 August 1715
Commencement17 March 1715[a]
Repealed13 July 1871
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed byPromissory Oaths Act 1871
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
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Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed for Great Britain by section 1 of, and part I of schedule one to, the Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 48), which came into force on 13 July 1871.[2]

The whole act was repealed for the Isle of Man by section 1(2) of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, which came into force on 25 July 1991.[3]

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Notes

  1. Start of session.

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