Succession to the Crown Act 1603
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | A most joyful and just recognition of the immediate, lawful and undoubted Succession, Descent and Right of the Crown. |
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| Citation | 1 Jas. 1. c. 1 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 July 1604 |
| Commencement | 19 March 1604 |
| Repealed | 30 July 1948 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Succession to the Crown Act 1603 (1 Jas. 1. c. 1), full title A most joyful and just recognition of the immediate, lawful and undoubted Succession, Descent and Right of the Crown, was an act of the Parliament of England enacted during the reign of James I. The act recited the loyalty of Parliament to James, and stated that the English crown, on the death of Elizabeth I, had come to him "by inherent birthright and lawful and undoubted succession", and acknowledged him as the legitimate king "of England, Scotland, France and Ireland".