Oaths Act 1888
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| Citation | 51 & 52 Vict. c. 46 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 December 1888 |
| Repealed | 30 July 1978 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Oaths Act 1978 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Oaths Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 46) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom providing that all required oaths (including the oath of allegiance taken to the Sovereign, required in order to sit in Parliament) may be solemnly affirmed rather than sworn to God.[1] The Act was the culmination of a campaign by the noted atheist and secularist MP Charles Bradlaugh to take his seat.[1]
The Act was consolidated and repealed by the Oaths Act 1978.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Church and State in 21st Century Britain: The Future of Church Establishment (ed. R.M. Morris: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), p. 21.
- ^ Oaths Act 1978
External links
- Hansard, Second Reading of the Oaths Bill, 14 March 1888
- Hansard, Third Reading of the Oaths Bill, 9 August 1888
