Talk:Occasional Conformity Act 1711

Latest comment: 7 years ago by J S Ayer in topic Content

Date of repeal seems to be wrong

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I think that this Act was repealed by the Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (c.48). It is listed in Part 1 (Acts wholly repealed of Schedule 1 to that Act (as the text of the Act appears in the Statutes at Large) and the Chronological Table of the Statutes (HMSO) does not mention a repeal in 1719 or any other repeal.

I also think the long title is not quoted in full. —Preceding unsigned comment added by James500 (talkcontribs) 14:40, 26 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

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The Act outlawed the practice of occasional conformity. What provisions did it enact that accomplished this? J S Ayer (talk) 02:49, 6 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

as I read the law: It applied to any national or local official in England or Wales who was required to attend Church of England services and take the Lord's Supper. If such a person attended "any coventicle, assembly or meeting" of any other religion, they would be subject to a penalty of £40 and permanently barred from government employment. For full text see Andrew Browning (1996). English Historical Documents, 1660-1714. Psychology Press. pp. 398–99. ISBN 978-0-415-14371-4. Rjensen (talk) 04:52, 6 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, much better. J S Ayer (talk) 00:14, 8 August 2017 (UTC)Reply