The Religious Disabilities Act 1846 (
9 & 10 Vict. c. 59; formal
long title
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''An Act to relieve Her Majesty’s Subjects from certain Penalties and Disabilities in regard to Religious Opinions.'') was an
act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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which repealed several laws restricting religious freedom.
Provisions
The laws and observances abolished were specified by various acts of the
Parliament of England
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,
Parliament of Great Britain
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, or
Parliament of Ireland
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. These acts were repealed in full where they had no other purpose than establishing the relevant observance, and otherwise repealed only in relation to the observance.
See also
*
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 ( 10 Geo. 4. c. 7), also known as the Catholic Emancipation Act 1829, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that removed the sacramental tests that barred Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom f ...
Notes
References
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1846
Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
August 1846
Separation of church and state
Church of Ireland
Law about religion in the United Kingdom
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