Sacramental Test Act 1828

Sacramental Test Act 1828
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for repealing so much of several Acts as imposes the Necessity of receiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper as a Qualification for certain Offices and Employments.
Citation9 Geo. 4. c. 17
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent9 May 1828
Commencement9 May 1828
Repealed13 July 1871
Other legislation
Amends
Repealed byPromissory Oaths Act 1871
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Sacramental Test Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. 17) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It repealed the requirement that government officials take communion in the Church of England. Sir Robert Peel took the lead for the Tory government in the repeal and collaborated with Anglican Church leaders.