Clergy Act 1661
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for Repeal of an Act of Parliament Entituled "An Act for disenabling all persons in Holy Orders to exercise any Temporall Jurisdiccion or Authority." |
|---|---|
| Citation | 13 Cha. 2 St. 1. c. 2 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 July 1661 |
| Commencement | 8 May 1661[a] |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Clergy Act 1640 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Clergy Act 1661 (13 Cha. 2 St. 1. c. 2) was an act of the Parliament of England passed in 1661. It "repealed, annulled and made void to all intents and purposes" the Clergy Act 1640, which had prevented those in holy orders from exercising any temporal jurisdiction or authority and so, expelled the bishops, as Lords Spiritual, from the House of Lords.
Legacy
The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).
Notes
- ^ Start of session.
References
- The Law & Working of the Constitution: Documents 1660-1914, ed. W. C. Costin & J. Steven Watson. A&C Black, 1952. Vol. I (1660-1783), p. 9
- Text of the Clergy Act 1661 at British History Online.