Tithe Act 1540
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Long titlePayment of tithes and offeringes.[b]
Territorial extentEngland and Wales
Royal assent24 July 1540
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | Payment of tithes and offeringes.[b] |
|---|---|
| Citation | 32 Hen. 8. c. 7 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 July 1540 |
| Commencement | 12 April 1540[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1970 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 |
| Relates to | Tithe Act 1536 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Tithe Act 1540[a] (32 Hen. 8. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England.
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 59), 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The proviso to section 5 of the act was repealed by section 87 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No. 1), which came into force on 1 March 1965.[1]
Section 5 of the act, was repealed by section 1 of, and part II of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.
