Marriage Act 1540

The Marriage Act 1540^[a] (32 Hen. 8. c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of England. A similar Marriage Act, 1542 was passed by the Parliament of Ireland, and part of it remains in force in the Republic of Ireland.^[1]

Marriage Act 1540^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	Concerning precontractes and degrees of Consanguinite.[b]
Citation	32 Hen. 8. c. 38
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	24 July 1540
Commencement	1 July 1540[c]
Repealed	1 January 1950
Other legislation
Repealed by	Marriage Act 1949
Relates to	Marriage Act 1542 Marriages (Pre-contract) Act 1548
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 79(1) of, and part I of schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76).

See also

• Marriage Act

Notes

1. The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
3. Section 1.