Accession Declaration Act 1910
The Accession Declaration Act 1910 is an Act which was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to alter the declaration that the Sovereign is required to make at their accession to the throne as first required by the Bill of Rights 1689. In it, they solemnly declare themself to be faithful to the Protestant faith. The altered declaration is as follows:
"I [here insert the name of the Sovereign] do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify, and declare that I am a faithful Protestant, and that I will, according to the true intent of the enactments which secure the Protestant succession to the Throne of my Realm, uphold and maintain the said enactments to the best of my powers according to law."
| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act to alter the form of the Declaration required to be made by the Sovereign on Accession. |
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| Citation | 10 Edw. 7. & 1 Geo. 5. c. 29 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 August 1910 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
This declaration differs from the original one in that it places emphasis on the sovereign being a Protestant, whereas the previous wording placed emphasis on denunciation of Catholicism. The declaration is usually made either at the opening of the first parliament of the new monarch's reign (i.e. during the State Opening of Parliament) or if earlier, as in the cases of George VI and Charles III, at their coronation.