| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prevent the Growth of Schism, and for the further Security of the Churches of England and Ireland as by Law established. |
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| Citation |
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| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 February 1714 |
| Commencement | 1 August 1714[c] |
| Repealed | 11 November 1718 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Religious Worship Act 1718 |
| Relates to | Act of Uniformity 1662 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Schism Act 1714 or Established Church Act 1713 (13 Ann. c. 7)[a] was a never-enforced 1714 act of the Parliament of Great Britain which was repealed in 1718. The act stipulated that anyone who wished to keep (manage or own) a public or private school, or act as tutor, must first be granted a licence from a bishop. Also, he (or she) must conform to the liturgy of the Church of England and to have taken in the past year the rites of that Church.
The act sought to constrain, convert or curtail Dissenter schools (dissenting academies), but on the day the act was due to come into force, Queen Anne died[1] and the act was never enforced.
Subsequent developments
[edit]Upon the Hanoverian succession in 1714 and the subsequent supremacy of Whigs, the act was repealed by the Religious Worship Act 1718 (5 Geo. 1. c. 4).[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- ^ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- ^ Section 1.
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