| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the better regulating of the future Marriages of the Royal Family. |
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| Citation | 12 Geo. 3. c. 11 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales; Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 April 1772 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Criminal Law Act 1967 |
| Repealed by | Succession to the Crown Act 2013[2] |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Royal Marriages Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 11) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which prescribed the conditions under which members of the British royal family could contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages that could diminish the status of the royal house. The right of veto vested in the sovereign by this Act provoked severe adverse criticism at the time of its passage.[3][4]
It was repealed as a result of the 2011 Perth Agreement, which came into force on 26 March 2015. Under the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, the first six people in the line of succession need permission to marry if they and their descendants are to remain in the line of succession.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ "Section 3 – Succession to the Crown Act 2013". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ C. Grant Robertson, Select statutes, cases and documents to illustrate English constitutional history (4th edn. 1923) pp. 245–247
- ^ Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, ed. Halsbury's Laws of England (4th edn. 1998), volume 21 (1), p. 21