Places of Religious Worship Act 1812

Places of Religious Worship Act 1812^[a]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to repeal certain Acts, and amend other Acts relating to Religious Worship and Assemblies and Persons teaching or preaching therein.
Citation	52 Geo. 3. c. 155
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	29 July 1812
Commencement	29 July 1812[b]
Repealed	16 June 1977
Other legislation
Amends	Toleration Act 1688
Repeals/revokes	Quakers Act 1662 Five Mile Act 1665 Conventicles Act 1670
Amended by	Protestant Dissenters Act 1852 Promissory Oaths Act 1871 Statute Law Revision Act 1873 Summary Jurisdiction Act 1884 Statute Law Revision Act 1887 Statute Law Revision Act 1888 Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977
Relates to	Places of Worship Registration Act 1855
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Places of Religious Worship Act 1812^[a] (52 Geo. 3. c. 155) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It updated the system of registration established by the Toleration Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 18) for places of worship used by Protestant Dissenters except Quakers and set up a system of punishments for offenders against the act.^[1]

Section 1 of the act repealed the Quakers Act 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 1)^[c], the Five Mile Act 1665 (17 Cha. 2. c. 2) and the Conventicles Act 1670 (22 Cha. 2. c. 1).^[2][3]

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