Profane Oaths Act 1745
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The Profane Oaths Act 1745[1] (19 Geo. 2. c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1746, in effect from 1 June 1746, and formally repealed in 1967. It established a system of fines payable for "profane cursing and swearing".
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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act more effectually to prevent profane Cursing and Swearing. |
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Citation | 19 Geo. 2. c. 21 |
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Royal assent | 4 June 1746 |
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Repealed by | Criminal Law Act 1967 |
Status: Repealed |
The preamble described the ubiquity of the "horrid, impious, and execrable vices of profane cursing and swearing" in the country, saying that this "may justly provoke the divine vengeance to increase the many calamities these nations now labour under", and that the existing laws designed to prevent this were ineffective. Many of the provisions in this Act were essentially the same as those in the 1694 Act which it replaced.