The Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 ( 31 Hen. 8. c. 13), sometimes referred to as the Second Act of Dissolution or as the Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries, was an act the

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that provided for the dissolution of 552

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and houses remaining after the

Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 The Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 (27 Hen. 8. c. 28),The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Owing to the repeal of those provisions, it is ...

( 27 Hen. 8. c. 28).

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The whole act, except section 19, was repealed by section 1 of, an
Part II
of the Schedule to, the

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. Section 19 was repealed by section 1(1) of, an
Part VIII
of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989. The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission had advised that section 19 was " spent".The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission
Statute Law Revision: Thirteenth Report
Law Com 179. SLC 117. Cm 671.

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. London. May 1989. Page 108.

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* The Statutes Revised. Third Edition. HMSO. 1950. Volume I. Pages 199 to 212. Acts of the Parliament of England 1539 Acts of the Parliament of England concerning religion Repealed English legislation Christianity and law in the 16th century 1539 in Christianity {{England-statute-stub

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