Marriage Act 1540

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

Marriage Act 1540^[1]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	Concerning precontractes and degrees of Consanguinite.[2]
Citation	32 Hen. 8. c. 38
Dates
Royal assent	24 July 1540
Other legislation
Repealed by	Marriage Act 1949
Status: Repealed

The whole Act was repealed by section 79(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949.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]

See also

• Marriage Act