# Baptismal Fees Abolition Act 1872, Section 1: Fee for celebration of baptism unlawful.


It shall not be lawful for the minister, clerk in orders, parish clerk, vestry clerk, warden, or any other person to demand any fee or reward for the celebration of the sacrament of baptism, or for the registry thereof: . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/35-36/36/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/baptismal-fees-abolition-act-1872/section-1
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