The Marriage Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8. c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of England. A similar Marriage Act, 1542 was passed by the Parliament of Ireland, and part of it remains in force in the Republic of Ireland. Marriage Act, 1542, electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 79(1) of, and part I of schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76), which came into force on 1 January 1950.
The whole act was repealed for the Isle of Man by section 1(2) of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision (Isle of Man) Act 1991, which came into force on 25 July 1991.
See also Marriage Act
Notes
References Halsbury's Statutes