The Quakers and Moravians Act 1833[1] (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 49) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to allow Quakers and Moravians to make Aflirmation in all Cases where an Oath is or shall be required. |
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| Citation | 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 49 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 August 1833 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Promissory Oaths Act 1871 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Act allowed Quaker and Moravian MPs to substitute an affirmation for an oath on their entrance to the House of Commons.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ Dudley Julius Medley, A Student's Manual of English Constitutional History. Sixth Edition (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1925), p. 652.