Act of Uniformity 1662
14 Cha. 2 c. 4 · Extends to England and Wales
An Act for the Uniformity of Publique Prayers and Administration of Sacraments & other Rites & Ceremonies and for establishing the Form of making ordaining and consecrating Bishops Preists and Deacons in the Church of England.C1C2F1C3
Annotations to the whole text
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (N.I.) by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
Modifications
- C1
Act confirmed by The Act of 6 Anne (1706 c. 8, SIF 21:1), s. 1
- C2
Short title given by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 5, Sch. 2
- C3
Preamble omitted as not relevant to unrepealed provisions of the Act
Contents
- I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- II, III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- IV—IX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- XPersons administering the Sacrament before they are ordained Priests;
- XI—XIV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- XVLecturer to read the 39 Articles of 13 Eliz. c. 12. and declare his Assent thereto;
- XVI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- XVII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- XVIII—XXVII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
II, III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
IV—IX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
XPersons administering the Sacrament before they are ordained Priests;C1C2
No person whatsoever shall thenceforth be capable to bee admitted to any Parsonage Vicarage Benefice or other Ecclesiastical Promotion or Dignity whatsoever F1. . . before such time as he shall be ordained Preist according to the forme and manner in and by the said Booke prescribed unlesse he have formerly beene made Preist by Episcopall Ordination F2. . .
XI—XIV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1
XVLecturer to read the 39 Articles of 13 Eliz. c. 12. and declare his Assent thereto;X1X2C1
No person shall be or be received as a Lecturer or permitted suffered or allowed to preach as a Lecturer or to preach or read any Sermon or Lecture in any Church Chappell or other place of Publique Worshipp within this Realme of England or the Dominion of Wales and Towne of Berwick upon Tweed unlesse he be first approved and thereunto licensed by the Archbishopp of the Province or Bishopp of the Diocesse or (in case the See be void) by the Guardian of the Spiritualties under his Seale . . . F1