Sunday Observance Act 1695

Sunday Observance Act 1695
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of Ireland
Long title	An Act for the better Observation of the Lord's-Day, commonly called Sunday.
Citation	7 Will. 3. c. 17 (I)
Introduced by	Irish Privy Council
Territorial extent	Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	7 December 1695
Commencement	1 November 1695
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1878; Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1879;
Repealed by	Criminal Law Act 1997 (Rep. I.)
Status
Republic of Ireland	Repealed
Northern Ireland	Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted

An Act for the better Observation of the Lord's-Day, commonly called Sunday (7 Will. 3. c. 17 (I); short title Sunday Observance Act (Ireland) 1695 in Northern Ireland, Sunday Observance Act 1695 in Republic of Ireland^[1]) is a 1695 act of the Parliament of Ireland, which provided for the prohibition on Sundays in the Kingdom of Ireland of certain work and leisure activities, to promote Sabbatarianism and observance of Sunday as the Christian sabbath.^[2] As of 19 April 2018^[update] sections of the act remain in force in Northern Ireland.^[3]

^ "Short Titles Act, 1962; First Schedule". Irish Statute Book.
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[1] "Short Titles Act, 1962; First Schedule". Irish Statute Book.

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