| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to preserve the Rights of Patrons to Advowsons.[2] |
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| Citation | 7 Ann. c. 18 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 April 1709 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Advowsons Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 18) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Advowson is the right to nominate someone to a bishop to be appointed as minister to a particular church.
The whole Act was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".