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Places of Religious Worship Act 1812

The Places of Religious Worship Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 155) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It updated the system of registration established by the Toleration Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 18) for places of worship used by Protestant Dissenters except Quakers and set up a system of punishments for offenders against the act.

Provisions

Section 1 of the act repealed the Quakers Act 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 1), the Five Mile Act 1665 (17 Cha. 2. c. 2) and the Conventicles Act 1670 (22 Cha. 2. c. 1).

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part v of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977.

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