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| Long title | An Act to amend the Law relating to Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister. (The short title is authorised by section 6 of the Act.) |
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| Citation | 7 Edw. 7. c. 47 |
| Introduced by | William Brampton Gurdon[1] |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 August 1907 |
| Commencement | 28 August 1907 |
| Repealed | 24 November 1949 |
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| Relates to | Colonial Marriages (Deceased Wife's Sister) Act 1906 |
| Status | |
| England and Wales | Repealed[4] |
| Scotland | Repealed[5] |
| Republic of Ireland | Amended[2] |
| Northern Ireland | Repealed[3] |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7. c. 47) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, allowing a man to marry his dead wife's sister, which had previously been forbidden. This prohibition had derived from a doctrine of canon law whereby those who were connected by marriage were regarded as being related to each other in a way which made marriage between them improper.
- ^ "Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill". Hansard. Vol. HC Deb 169. 15 February 1907. c. 417. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via api.parliament.uk.
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