Advowsons Act 1708

The Advowsons Act 1708 (7 Ann c 18) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

The Advowsons Act 1708[1]
Long titleAn Act to preserve the Rights of Patrons to Advowsons.[2]
Citation7 Ann c 18
Status: Repealed

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The whole Act was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.

References

  1. 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.
  2. These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".


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