Marriage Act 1540

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The Marriage Act 1540[1]
Long titleConcerning precontractes and degrees of Consanguinite.[2]
Citation32 Hen 8 c 38
Status: Repealed

The Marriage Act 1540 (32 Hen 8 c 38) was an Act of the Parliament of England.

The whole Act was repealed by section 79(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949.

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  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".


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