Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872
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The Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 35), sometimes called the Shortened Services Act, was an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
that amended some of the provisions of the English Act of Uniformity 1662
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It allowed certain modifications
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
that amended some of the provisions of the English Act of Uniformity 1662
Act of Uniformity 1662
The Act of Uniformity was an Act of the Parliament of England, 13&14 Ch.2 c. 4 ,The '16 Charles II c. 2' nomenclature is reference to the statute book of the numbered year of the reign of the named King in the stated chapter...
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It allowed certain modifications
- a shortened form of Morning and Evening Prayer on week days
- on special occasions approved by the Ordinary special forms of service, provided that they contain nothing, except anthems or hymns, which did form part of the Holy Scriptures or the Book of Common PrayerBook of Common PrayerThe Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
- additional forms of service on Sundays and Holy-days in addition to the regular services, approved by the Ordinary.
- the use of Morning Prayer, the Litany, and the Communion Service as separate services and in varying order
- sermons or lectures without the common prayers or services appointed by the Prayer Book