Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to relieve Persons who impugn the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity from certain Penalties. |
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Citation | 53 Geo. 3. c. 160 |
Introduced by | William Smith[1] (Commons) |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 21 July 1813 |
Commencement | 21 July 1813 |
Repealed | 5 August 1873 |
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Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1873 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The act 53 Geo. 3. c. 160, sometimes called the Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813,[2] the Trinitarian Act 1812,[3] the Unitarian Relief Act,[4] the Trinity Act, the Unitarian Toleration Bill, or Mr William Smith's Bill (after Whig politician William Smith),[5] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended its blasphemy laws and granted toleration for Unitarian worship.[6]
The Dissenters (Ireland) Act 1817 (57 Geo. 3. c. 70) extended the Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813 to Ireland, and amended the Prohibition of Disturbance of Worship Act 1719 (passed by the Parliament of Ireland)[7] in the same way as the 1813 act had amended the 1689 act.[8]
The Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1873.[9]