Petition Repeal the Act of Settlement (1700) and the Accession Declaration Act 1910.

The two acts that this petition demands to be revoked enforce religious discrimination in the succession to the monarchy; they require the monarch to be in communion with the Church of England.

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This petition demands that the two acts mentioned in the title and the following links are repealed.

The Act of Settlement (1700) - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/12-13/2/contents

The Accession Declaration Act 1910 - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7and1Geo5/10/29/contents

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

22 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 22 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 18 November 2016
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