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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Lord_Hardwicke's_Marriage_Act
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
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gptkbp:category
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Marriage law in the United Kingdom
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:26_Geo._2._c._33
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gptkbp:compatibleWith
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gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1753
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first statutory regulation of marriage in England and Wales
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Marriage Act 1753
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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concerns about clandestine marriages
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gptkbp:mainProvision
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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
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Philip_Yorke,_1st_Earl_of_Hardwicke
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gptkbp:purpose
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regulate marriage in England and Wales
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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25 March 1754
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:Marriage_Act_1836
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:18th-century_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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