Constitutional Act 1791

Clergy Endowments (Canada) Act 1791
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to repeal certain Parts of an Act, passed in the fourteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America; and to make further Provision for the Government of the said Province.
Citation31 Geo. 3. c. 31
Territorial extent Kingdom of Great Britain Lower Canada
Kingdom of Great Britain Upper Canada
Dates
CommencementJune 10, 1791
Other legislation
AmendsQuebec Act 1774
Amended byStatute Law Revision Act 1871
Repealed by
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Constitutional Act 1791 (French: Acte constitutionnel de 1791) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which was passed during the reign of George III. The act divided the old Province of Quebec into Lower Canada and Upper Canada, each with its own parliament and government. It repealed the Quebec Act 1774. The act remained in force until 1841, when it was largely repealed by the Union Act, 1840, which reunited the two provinces into the new Province of Canada. Some provisions relating to the clergy reserves remained in force. The remaining provisions of the act were repealed over time, with final repeal in 1966.