An Act for Marriages in England

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/An_Act_for_Marriages_in_England
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Statements (24)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Jews
gptkb:Roman_Catholics
gptkb:Nonconformists
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lord_Hardwicke's_Marriage_Act
gptkb:Marriage_Act_1753
gptkbp:citation gptkb:26_Geo._2._c._33
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1753
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Jews
gptkb:Quakers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label An Act for Marriages in England
gptkbp:influencedBy concerns about clandestine marriages
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:England
gptkbp:mainProvision required publication of banns or a marriage licence
required marriages to be performed in a church or chapel of the Church of England
invalidated clandestine marriages
required parental consent for minors
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Philip_Yorke,_1st_Earl_of_Hardwicke
gptkbp:purpose regulate the solemnization and validity of marriages in England
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Marriage_Act_1836
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marriage_Act_1836
gptkb:Marriage_Act_1836_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7