Queen_Anne's_Bounty_Act_1714

Queen Anne's Bounty Act 1714

Queen Anne's Bounty Act 1714

United Kingdom legislation

The Queen Anne’s Bounty Act 1714 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 10) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was one of the Queen Anne's Bounty Acts 1706 to 1870.[2]

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The long title of the Act was:

An Act for making more effectual her late Majesties gracious Intention for augmenting the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy.

The Act gave augmented churches legal personality as corporations. The remaining sections of the Act still in force were repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018.

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2


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