Oaths, Land and Sea Forces Act 1817 explained

Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:Act to regulate the Administration of Oaths in certain cases to Officers in His Majesty's Land and Sea Forces.
Year:1817
Citation:57 Geo. 3. c. 92
Royal Assent:10 July 1817
Status:repealed

The Oaths, Land and Sea Forces Act 1817 (57 Geo. 3. c. 92) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act opened up all ranks in the Army and Navy to Roman Catholics and Dissenters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Dudley Julius Medley, A Student's Manual of English Constitutional History. Sixth Edition (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1925), p. 646.