The Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (31 Hen 8 c 13), sometimes referred to as the Second Act of Dissolution or as the Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries, was an Act of the

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. It provided for the dissolution of 552 monasteries and houses remaining after the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries Act of 1535. The whole Act, except section 19, was repealed by section 1 of, an
Part II
of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969. Section 19 was repealed by section 1(1) of, an
Part VIII
of Schedule 1 to, the

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c 43) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This Act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010. It implemented recommendations contained in the thirteenth report on statute law re ...

. The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission had advised that section 19 was " spent".The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission
Statute Law Revision: Thirteenth Report
Law Com 179. SLC 117. Cm 671.

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. London. May 1989. Page 108.

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. Third Edition. HMSO. 1950. Volume I. Pages 199 to 212. Acts of the Parliament of England concerning religion 1539 in law 1539 in England Christianity and law in the 16th century 1539 in Christianity {{UK-law-stub

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