| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves in the Province of Canada, and for the Distribution of the Proceeds thereof. |
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| Citation | 3 & 4 Vict. c. 78 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 August 1840 |
| Commencement | 7 August 1840 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2) |
TheClergy Reserves in Canada Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 78) is the short-title ofAn Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves in the Province of Canada, and for the Distribution of the Proceeds thereof, passed at Westminster in the 3rd/4th year ofQueen Victoria.[1]
TheLegislative Assembly of Upper Canada had passed a law to sell the reserves in 1840,[2] but it wasdisallowed[3] and displaced by this Act. Although considered to be more favourable to theAnglican Church of Canada,[4] this Act as passed provided that only one-half of future sales would be dedicated on a 2:1 basis to the Anglican Church and theChurch of Scotland, with the remaining moiety being distributed to all other churches according to their respective strengths.[5] The administration of the reserve lands was transferred to theCrown Lands Department, where it was handled in a less contentious manner.[5]
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