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17-717: The Occasional Conformity Act ( 10 Ann. c. 6), also known as the Occasional Conformity Act 1711 or the Toleration Act 1711 , was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which passed on 20 December 1711. Previous Occasional Conformity bills had been debated in 1702 and 1704, the latter causing the ' Tackers ' controversy. It was passed by the Tories to undermine the Whig party , and to ensure that elections to Parliament were under

34-597: A major topic in English political history in the early 18th century. The Toleration Act 1688 allowed for certain rights, but it left Protestant Nonconformists (such as Congregationalists and Baptists) deprived of important rights, including that of office-holding. Nonconformists who wanted office ostentatiously took the Anglican sacrament once a year in order to avoid the restrictions. High Church Anglicans were outraged and outlawed what they called "occasional conformity" in 1711 with

51-650: The Church of England in order to become eligible for public office under the Corporation Act 1661 and the Test Act . Under these acts only members of the Church of England were allowed to hold any office of public trust. The 1711 Act was repealed in 1719. When it was in effect it had little impact. Non-conformist officials were either protected by powerful patrons, or attended private services that were not covered. Hypocrisy became

68-499: The list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning

85-526: The (then) National Assembly was conferred with the power to pass Measures on 3 May 2007. It has no longer been possible for the Senedd to pass Measures since 5 May 2011, when it was instead conferred with the power to pass Acts of Senedd Cymru (then known as Acts of the National Assembly for Wales) following a referendum . On 6 May 2020, the National Assembly for Wales was renamed Senedd Cymru (or, in English,

102-493: The 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed by

119-1509: The National Assembly for Wales from 2014 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales from 2015 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales from 2016 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales from 2017 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales from 2018 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales from 2019 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales and acts of Senedd Cymru from 2020 List of acts of Senedd Cymru from 2021 List of acts of Senedd Cymru from 2022 List of acts of Senedd Cymru from 2023 List of acts of Senedd Cymru from 2024 References [ edit ] ^ Government of Wales Act 2006 , 2006 c. 32, ss. 93 & 161 ; Government of Wales Act 1998 , 1998 c. 38, s. 3 ; National Assembly for Wales (Day of First Ordinary Election) (Postponement of Community Councils Elections etc.) Order 1999 , S.I. 1999/722, art. 2 . ^ Government of Wales Act 2006 , 2006 c. 32, ss. 106 & 107 ; Government of Wales Act 2006 (Commencement of Assembly Act Provisions, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Modifications) Order 2011 , S.I. 2011/1011 (W. 150) (C. 42), arts. 2 & 3 . ^ Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 , 2020 anaw 1, s. 2 . v t e Senedd Cymru Organisation Llywydd (presiding officer) Deputy Presiding Officer Trefnydd (leader) Leader of

136-492: The Occasional Conformity Act. In the political controversies using sermons, speeches, and pamphlet wars, both high churchmen and Nonconformists attacked their opponents as insincere and hypocritical, as well as dangerously zealous, in contrast to their own moderation. This campaign of moderation versus zealotry peaked in 1709 during the impeachment trial of high church preacher Henry Sacheverell . By its very ferocity,

153-1451: The Opposition Shadow cabinet Committees Senedd Standards of Conduct Committee Senedd Commission Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd Senedd Commissioner for Standards Ceremonial mace Legislation Act of Senedd Cymru list former measures law Welsh statutory instruments Assembly list till 2013 Estate Senedd building Tŷ Hywel Pierhead Building Members and constituencies Members (60) list regional changes female Constituencies (40) Electoral regions (5) Reform 16 constituencies Current groupings Welsh Labour (30) Welsh Conservatives (16) Plaid Cymru (12) Welsh Liberal Democrats (1) Independent (1) Elections Concurrent 1999 2003 2007 2011 2016 2021 Next By-elections See also Powers All Wales Convention Yes for Wales Welsh Youth Parliament Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_acts_and_measures_of_Senedd_Cymru&oldid=1253567872 " Categories : Lists of acts of Senedd Cymru Lists of acts of

170-552: The Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and

187-518: The Parliament of Great Britain did not have a short title ; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896 ). Before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 came into force on 8 April 1793, acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of

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204-499: The Welsh Parliament). List of measures of the National Assembly for Wales from 2008 List of measures of the National Assembly for Wales from 2009 List of measures of the National Assembly for Wales from 2010 List of measures of the National Assembly for Wales from 2011 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales from 2012 List of acts of the National Assembly for Wales from 2013 List of acts of

221-522: The control of Tories , with non-conformists locked out. It applied to any national or local official in England or Wales who was required to attend Church of England services and take the Lord's Supper . If such a person attended "any conventicle, assembly or meeting" of any other religion, they would be subject to a penalty of £40 and permanently barred from government employment. (The Act did not extend to Scotland,

238-454: The debate may have contributed subsequently to more temperate and less charged political discourse. Occasional conformity was restored by the Whigs when they returned to power in 1719. 10 Ann. Interregnum (1642–1660) Rescinded (1639–1651) This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1711 . For acts passed until 1707, see the list of acts of

255-586: The 💕 This is a list of acts of Senedd Cymru (referred to as acts of the National Assembly for Wales if passed before 6 May 2020) and measures of the National Assembly for Wales , passed by Senedd Cymru (the Welsh Parliament; or simply the Senedd) from its establishment as the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 until the present. Following the passing of the Government of Wales Act 2006 ,

272-556: The independence of whose Presbyterian state church ( kirk ) was guaranteed by the Acts of Union .) A notable occasional conformist had been the Queen's husband, Prince George , a practising Lutheran ; despite this, he had voted for the earlier failed bill in the House of Lords at his wife's request, but died in 1708 before the passage of the act. Its purpose was to prevent Nonconformists and Roman Catholics from taking "occasional" communion in

289-399: The session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed. The second session of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain , which met from 7 December 1711 until 21 June 1712. This session was also traditionally cited as 10 Anne or 10 A. List of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru From Misplaced Pages,

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