Places of Religious Worship Act 1812

Places of Religious Worship Act 1812
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to repeal certain Acts, and amend other Acts relating to Religious Worship and Assemblies and Persons teaching or preaching therein.
Citation	52 Geo. 3. c. 155
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	29 July 1812
Commencement	29 July 1812
Repealed	16 June 1977
Other legislation
Amends	Toleration Act 1688]
Repeals/revokes	Quakers Act 1662; Five Mile Act 1665; Conventicles Act 1670;
Amended by	Promissory Oaths Act 1871; Statute Law Revision Act 1873; Summary Jurisdiction Act 1884; Statute Law Revision Act 1887; Statute Law Revision Act 1888; Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921;
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Places of Religious Worship Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 155) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It updated the system of registration established by the Toleration Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 18) for places of worship used by Protestant Dissenters except Quakers and set up a system of punishments for offenders against the act. It also repealed the Five Mile Act 1665 (17 Cha. 2. c. 2) and the Conventicles Act 1670 (16 Cha. 2. c. 4).