The Dissolution of Colleges Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 14), also known as the Abolition of Chantries Act 1547 or the Chantries Act 1547, was an act of the Parliament of England.
Subsequent developments Section 23 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 6), which came into force on 23 May 1950.
The whole act was repealed by section 39(1) of, and schedule 5 to, the Charities Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 58), which came into force on 1 January 1961.
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References Halsbury's Statutes,
See also Chantry § Abolition of Chantries Acts, 1545 and 1547