Sunday Observance Act 1677

Sunday Observance Act 1677[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the better Observation of the Lords Day commonly called Sunday.[b]
Citation29 Cha. 2. c. 7
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent16 April 1677
Commencement15 February 1677[c]
Repealed1 January 1970
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Sunday Observance Act 1677 (29 Cha. 2. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England.

Legacy

Section 6 of the act was replaced by rule 10 of Order 65 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Revision) 1965 (SI 1965/1776) (1965 III, p. 4995), as substituted by rule 6(2) of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment No. 2) 1969 (SI 1969/1894) (L 33).[1]

The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part IV of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the first schedule to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".
  3. ^ Start of session.

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