Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Act 1677

Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Act 1677
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for takeing away the Writt De Heretico cumburendo
Citation	29 Cha. 2. c. 9
Dates
Royal assent	16 April 1677
Other legislation
Repealed by	Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Act 1677 (29 Cha. 2. c. 9) was an act of the Parliament of England. It abolished the death penalty for heresy, blasphemy, atheism, schism, and such crimes. The whole act was repealed by section 87 of, and schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No. 1).

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