Marriage Act 1540 Explained

Short Title:	Marriage Act 1540^[1]
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of England
Long Title:	Concerning precontractes and degrees of Consanguinite.^[2]
Year:	1540
Statute Book Chapter:	32 Hen. 8. c. 38
Royal Assent:	24 July 1540
Repealing Legislation:	Marriage Act 1949
Status:	Repealed

The Marriage Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8. c. 38) was an Act of the Parliament of England.

The whole Act was repealed by section 79(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949.

A similar Marriage Act, 1542 was passed by the Parliament of Ireland, and part of it remains in force in the Republic of Ireland.^[3]

See also

• Marriage Act

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. 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 Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
3. https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1542/act/6/enacted/en/print.html Marriage Act, 1542