The Advowsons Act 1708 ( 7 Ann. c. 18) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

Advowson Advowson () or patronage is the right in English law of a patron (avowee) to present to the diocesan bishop (or in some cases the ordinary if not the same person) a nominee for appointment to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living ...

is the right to nominate someone to a bishop to be appointed as minister to a particular church. The whole Act was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implemented recommendations contained in the first report on statute law revision made by the Law Commission. The enactments which were repealed (whether ...

References

* Halsbury's Statutes, Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1708 {{GB-statute-stub