Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872

Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872[1]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act for the Amendment of the Act of Uniformity.
Citation35 & 36 Vict. c. 35
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent18 July 1872
Commencement18 July 1872[a]
Repealed12 December 1974
Other legislation
AmendsAct of Uniformity 1662
Repealed byChurch of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3)
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 35), sometimes called the Shortened Services Act, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended some of the provisions of the English Act of Uniformity 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 4).

It allowed certain modifications[2]

  • a shortened form of Morning and Evening Prayer on week days
  • on special occasions approved by the Ordinary special forms of service, provided that they contain nothing, except anthems or hymns, which did not form part of the Holy Scriptures or the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
  • additional forms of service on Sundays and Holy-days in addition to the regular services, approved by the Ordinary
  • the use of Morning Prayer, the Litany, and the Communion Service as separate services and in varying order
  • sermons or lectures without the common prayers or services appointed by the Prayer Book

The act was repealed by section 6 of, and the second schedule to, the Church of England (Worship and Doctrine) Measure 1974 (No. 3).

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

References

  1. ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 9 of this act.
  2. ^ REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ECCLESIASTICAL DISCIPLINE 1906


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