|
Act Of Uniformity 1548
The Act of Uniformity 1548, the Act of Uniformity 1549, the Uniformity Act 1548, or the Act of Equality was an act of Parliament (UK), act of the Parliament of England, passed on 21 January 1549. It was the logical successor of the English Reformation#Royal Injunctions of 1547,2-17-19, Edwardian Injunctions of 1547 and the Sacrament Act 1547 which had taken piecemeal steps towards the official introduction of Protestant doctrine and practice into England and Wales. It established the Book of Common Prayer (1549), 1549 version of the ''Book of Common Prayer'' as the sole legal form of worship in England. Before 1549, the churches of England used various different versions of the Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin-language Missal. Nature of the ''Book of Common Prayer'' The Book of Common Prayer (1549), ''Book of Common Prayer'' was far from just an English-language translation of the Latin liturgical books; it was largely a new creation, mainly the work of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citation Of United Kingdom Legislation
Citation of United Kingdom legislation includes the systems used for legislation passed by devolved parliaments and assemblies, for secondary legislation, and for prerogative instruments. It is relatively complex both due to the different sources of legislation in the United Kingdom, and because of the different histories of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. Citation of primary legislation as a whole Each piece of legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom ("Westminster") is known as an Act of Parliament. Each modern Act of Parliament has a title (also known as a "long title") and a short title. A short title provides a convenient name for referring to an individual Act, such as "Jamaica Independence Act 1962". The long title is more comprehensive in scope, providing a sometimes very detailed description of the Act's provisions that is too unwieldy for convenient citation; for example, the long title of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |