Conventicles Act 1670

United Kingdom legislation
Conventicles Act 1670
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleAn Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles.
Citation22 Cha. 2. c. 1
Dates
Royal assent11 April 1670
Commencement14 February 1670
Other legislation
Repealed byPlaces of Religious Worship Act 1812
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
A Covenanters Conventicle.[1]

The Conventicles Act 1670 is an Act of the Parliament of England (22 Cha. 2. c. 1) with the long title "An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles".[2]

The Act imposed a fine on any person who attended a conventicle (any religious assembly other than the Church of England) of five shillings for the first offence and ten shillings for a second offence. Any preacher or person who allowed their house to be used as a meeting house for such an assembly could be fined 20 shillings and 40 shillings for a second offence.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Lawson 1885, p. 49.
  2. ^ Raithby 1819, pp. 648–651.
  3. ^ Noorthouck 1773, pp. 230–255.

References

  • Lawson, Rev. R. (1885). Maybole Past and Present. J. & R. Parlane. p. 49.
  • Noorthouck, John (1773). "Book 1, Chapter 15: From the Fire to the death of Charles II". A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark. pp. 230–255.
  • Raithby, John, ed. (1819). Charles II, 1670: An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles. Statutes of the Realm (1628–80). Vol. 5. pp. 648–651.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pre-parliamentary legislation
Acts of parliaments of states preceding
the Kingdom of Great Britain
Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
Acts of Parliament of the
Kingdom of Great BritainActs of the Parliament of IrelandActs of Parliament of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


relating to the European Union (formerly European Communities)
Church of England measures
  • List
  • Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919
Legislation of devolved institutionsOrders in Council
for Northern Ireland
Secondary legislation
Authority control databases: National Edit this at Wikidata
  • Israel
  • United States


Stub icon

This legislation in England article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e