The Schism Act 1714 or Established Church Act 1713 (13 Ann. c. 7) was a never-enforced 1714 Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which was repealed in 1718. The Act stipulated that anyone who wished to keep (manage or own) a public or private school, or act as tutor, must first be granted a licence from a bishop. Also, he (or she) must conform to the liturgy of the Church of England and to have taken in the past year the rites of that Church.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prevent the Growth of Schism, and for the further Security of the Churches of England and Ireland as by Law established. |
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| Citation | 13 Ann. c. 7 (Ruffhead: 12 Ann. St. 2 c. 7) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 February 1714 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Religious Worship Act 1718 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Act sought to constrain, convert or curtail Dissenter schools (dissenting academies), but on the day the Act was due to come into force, Queen Anne died[1] and the Act was never enforced. Upon the Hanoverian succession in 1714 and the subsequent supremacy of Whigs, the Act was repealed by the Religious Worship Act 1718.[2]
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