Places of Worship Registration Act 1855

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. 15 & 16 Vict. c. 36. repealed, but places of worship certified thereunder to have force, etc.

3. 2. Places of worship to be certified to Registrar General.

4. 3. Places of meeting to be recorded.

5. 4. Places of meeting already certified, save those certified under 15 & 16 Vict. c. 36., may be certified to Registrar General, and be recorded by him.

6. 5. Fees

7. 6. Notice to be given to Registrar General of every place of meeting becoming disused for the purposes for which it was certified.

8. 7. List of certified places to be printed.

9. 8. Direction to the Registrar General to cancel records of certificates of places of worship ceasing to be used as such.

10. 9. Certified places exempted from the operation of “The Charitable Trusts Act, 1853.”

11. 10. Nothing to affect churches, etc. of Established Church.

12. 11. Certificate of place having been certified to be given.

13. 12. Sums received by or on account of Registrar General to be accounted for, and expenses defrayed as other expenses of the General Register Office.

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15. 14. Extent of Act.

16. SCHEDULES referred to in the foregoing Act

    1. SCHEDULE A

       1. To the Registrar General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England

    2. SCHEDULE B

       1. To the Registrar General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England