Oaths Act 1888 Explained

Short Title:Oaths Act 1888
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Year:1888
Statute Book Chapter:51 & 52 Vict. c. 46
Royal Assent:24 December 1888
Repeal Date:30 July 1978
Repealing Legislation:Oaths Act 1978
Status:Repealed

The Oaths Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 46) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom providing that all required oaths (including the oath of allegiance taken to the Sovereign, required in order to sit in Parliament) may be solemnly affirmed rather than sworn to God.[1] The Act was the culmination of a campaign by the noted atheist and secularist MP Charles Bradlaugh to take his seat.[1]

The Act was consolidated and repealed by the Oaths Act 1978.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Church and State in 21st Century Britain: The Future of Church Establishment (ed. R.M. Morris: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), p. 21.
  2. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/19/introduction Oaths Act 1978