The Queen Anne's Bounty Act 1703 (2 & 3 Ann. c 20) was an act of the Parliament of England, granting "in Perpetuity the Revenues of the First Fruits and Tenths" for the support of the poor clergy of England.Acts of Parliament, Public Act, 2&3 Anne I, c. 20. (London: Charles Bill, 1704)
Subsequent developments Sections 2, 3 and 7 of the act were repealed by section 6 of, and the second schedule to, the First Fruits and Tenths Measure 1926 (No. 5).
The words "or women covert without their husbands" in section 6 of the act were repealed by section 5(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 30).
In this section, the words from "inrolled in such manner" to "bargaines and sales" and the word "inrolled" where thereafter occurring were repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).
Section 1 of the act was repealed by section 39(1) of, and schedule 5 to, the Charities Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 58), which came into force on 1 January 1961.
The whole act, so far as not otherwise repealed, was repealed by section 48(2) of, and part II of schedule 7 to, the Charities Act 1960.
See also Queen Anne's Bounty
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References Halsbury's Statutes