Toleration Act 1719

Toleration Act 1719
Act of Parliament
Parliament of Ireland
Long titleAn Act for exempting the protestant dissenters of this kingdom from certain penalties, to which they are now subject.
Citation6 Geo. 1. c. 5 (I)
Dates
Royal assent2 November 1719
Other legislation
Amended by

The Toleration Act 1719 (6 Geo. 1. c. 5 (I)) was an act of the Parliament of Ireland exempting Protestant dissenters from certain restrictions. That meant that Presbyterians had practical freedom of religion.[1]

References

  1. ^ The Oxford Companion to Irish History, p. 459.
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