The Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 48) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
.
It was passed with a view to the
revision of the statute law, and particularly to the preparation of the
revised edition of the statutes then in progress.
[The Promissory Oaths Act 1871, preamble]
See also
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Oaths Act
Oaths Act is a stock short title used in Canada, Malaysia and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to oaths and affirmation.
Oaths Acts is a term of art.
List Canada
* The '' Oaths Act, 1873'' - disallowed by the government of the Unit ...
*
Statute Law Revision Act
References
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Halsbury's Statutes
''Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales'' (commonly referred to as ''Halsbury's Statutes'') provides updated texts of every Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Measure of the Welsh Assembly, or Church of England Measur ...
,
External links
The Promissory Oaths Act 1871 as amended from the
National Archives.
The Promissory Oaths Act 1871 as originally enacted from the
National Archives.
*List of amendments and repeals in the Republic of Ireland from th
Irish Statute Book
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1871
Oaths
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