Toleration Act 1719

  • Toleration Act 1719
  • Prohibition of Disturbance of Worship Act 1719[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of Ireland
Long titleAn Act for exempting the protestant dissenters of this kingdom from certain penalties, to which they are now subject.
Citation6 Geo. 1. c. 5 (I)
Territorial extent Ireland
Dates
Royal assent2 November 1719
Commencement12 November 1715[b]
Other legislation
AmendsAct of Uniformity 1560
Amended by
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Toleration Act 1719 (6 Geo. 1. c. 5 (I)) was an act of the Parliament of Ireland exempting Protestant dissenters from certain restrictions. That meant that Presbyterians had practical freedom of religion.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Short title given by the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (No. 28)
  2. ^ Start of session.

References

  1. ^ The Oxford Companion to Irish History, p. 459.
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