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Purchasers of Forfeited Estates (Ireland) Act 1702

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Purchasers of Forfeited Estates (Ireland) Act 1702
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the relief of the Protestant purchasers of the forfeited estates in Ireland
Citation1 Ann. c. 26
(Ruffhead: 1 Ann. St. 1. c. 32)
Territorial extent Kingdom of Ireland
Dates
Royal assent25 May 1702
Repealed13 July 1871
Other legislation
Repealed byPromissory Oaths Act 1871
Status: Repealed

The Purchasers of Forfeited Estates (Ireland) Act 1702 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England. Its long title is "An act for the relief of the Protestant purchasers of the forfeited estates in Ireland" and its citation is 1 Ann. c. 26. The Act was one of a series of Penal Laws against Catholics in Ireland.

It was repealed by the Promissory Oaths Act 1871.

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