Tithe Act 1540 Explained

Short Title:	Tithe Act 1540^[1]
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of England
Long Title:	Payment of tithes and offeringes.^[2]
Year:	1540
Citation:	32 Hen. 8. c. 7
Royal Assent:	24 July 1540
Commencement:	12 April 1540
Repeal Date:	1 January 1970
Repealing Legislation:	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
Status:	repealed

The Tithe Act 1540^[1] (32 Hen. 8. c. 7) was an Act of the Parliament of England.

This Act was repealed by section 1 of, the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1887, except as to tithes, offerings and duties which had not been commuted or were otherwise still payable, and except section 5.

The proviso to section 5 was repealed by section 87 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No 1).

Section 5, was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.

See also

• Tithe 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 chedule 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".