Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533
The Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8. c. 21), also known as the Act Concerning Peter's Pence and Dispensations, is an Act of the Parliament of England. It was passed by the English Reformation Parliament in the early part of 1534 and outlawed the payment of Peter's Pence and other payments to Rome. The Act remained partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010. It is under section III of this Act, that the Archbishop of Canterbury can award a Lambeth degree as an academic degree.
| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of England | |
| Long title | An Acte for the exoneracion from exaccions payde to the See of Rome. |
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| Citation | 25 Hen. 8. c. 21 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 March 1534 |
Status: Amended | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
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