Quakers and Moravians Act 1833
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to allow Quakers and Moravians to make Affirmation in all Cases where an Oath is or shall be required. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 49 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 August 1833 |
| Commencement | 28 August 1833[b] |
| Repealed | 16 June 1977 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Quakers and Moravians Act 1833[a] (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 49) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The act allowed Quaker and Moravian MPs to substitute an affirmation for an oath on their entrance to the House of Commons.[1]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and the part XIV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977.
Notes
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
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References
- ^ Dudley Julius Medley, A Student's Manual of English Constitutional History. Sixth Edition (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1925), p. 652.