Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539

The Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539[1] (31 Hen. 8. c. 13), sometimes referred to as the Second Act of Dissolution[3] or as the Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries,[4][5] was an Act of the Parliament of England.

Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Acte for dissolucion of the Abbeys.[2]
Citation31 Hen. 8. c. 13
Dates
Royal assent28 June 1539
Other legislation
Repealed by
Status: Repealed

It provided for the dissolution of 552 monasteries and houses remaining after the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535.

The whole act, except section 19, was repealed by section 1 of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.

Section 19 was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part VIII of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989. The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission had advised that section 19 was "spent".[6]

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  1. ^ a b 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".
  3. ^ Geoffrey Rudolph Elton. The Tudor Constitution: Documents and Commentary. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. 1982. Page vii
  4. ^ William John Hardy. Documents Illustrative of English Church History. Macmillan and Co Ltd. 1914. Page 281.
  5. ^ Carr, Dorothy. The Reformation in England: To the Accession of Elizabeth I. St Martin's Press. New York. 1968. Page vi.
  6. ^ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. Statute Law Revision: Thirteenth Report. Law Com 179. SLC 117. Cm 671. HMSO. London. May 1989. Page 108.