Queen Anne's Bounty Act 1714

The Queen Anne’s Bounty Act 1714 (c 19) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was one of the Queen Anne's Bounty Acts 1706 to 1870.[1]

Queen Anne's Bounty Act
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for making more effectual her late Majesties gracious Intention for augmenting the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy.
Dates
Repealed2018
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018
Relates toQueen Anne's Bounty Acts 1706 to 1870
Status: Repealed

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 The remaining sections of the Act still in force were repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018.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. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
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