Marriage Act 1540

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Marriage Act 1540

The Marriage Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8. c. 38) was an Act of the Parliament of England.

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Marriage Act 1540[1]
Act of Parliament
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Long titleConcerning precontractes and degrees of Consanguinite.[2]
Citation32 Hen. 8. c. 38
Dates
Royal assent24 July 1540
Other legislation
Repealed byMarriage Act 1949
Status: Repealed
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The whole Act was repealed by section 79(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949.

A similar Marriage Act, 1542 was passed by the Parliament of Ireland, and part of it remains in force in the Republic of Ireland.[3]

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