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Bill Number	0897	Session	1779
Title	For the relief of his majesty's faithful subjects the Protestant Dissenters of this kingdom, and to repeal a clause in the act of the 2nd of Queen Anne entitled an act to prevent the further growth of Popery.
Variant Title(s)	For the relief of his majesty's faithful subjects the Protestant Dissenters of this kingdom, and to repeal a clause in the act of the 2nd of Queen Anne entitled an act to prevent the further growth of Popery, as far as the same relates to the Protestant Dissenters. [12 Oct.]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		12 Oct 1779	Leave or Order to	Sir Edward Newenham	[1535]
Read & Committed		15 Nov 1779	Presented by	Sir Edward Newenham	[1535]
Reported		29 Nov 1779	Reported by	Mr Thomas Conolly	[0459]
Sent to Chief Governor		29 Nov 1779
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		29 Jan 1780
Petition to English Privy Council		None
Decision of the English Privy Council		Approved
Engrossed		1 Mar 1780
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented		Commons
Presented		11 Apr 1780
Sent to Other House		19 Apr 1780
Royal Assent		2 May 1780
Statute Number		19 & 20 George III c.6
[+] Further Details
English Privy Council Records: Report of law officers to EPC committee. 22 Feb. 1780. (PC 1/12/7). Privy Council Notes: No regular order referring this bill, but note as follows: '29th January 1780 - Memorandum this day were sent for Mr Attorney General the Irish qualification bill - protestant dissenters - and the flaxen hemp bill' (PC 2/124, p. 518, 19 Jan. 1780). For the relief of his majesty's faithful subjects the protestant dissenters of this kingdom, and to repeal a clause in the act of the 2nd of Queen Anne entitled an act to prevent the further growth of popery, as far as the same relates to the protestant dissenters. [29 Feb. 1780] Subject: [410] Religion - Non-anglican Religions - General toleration, general naturalization Committee: Committee of the Whole House Procedural Features: Protest; Special Presentation of Heads Comments on Procedural Features: Protest: 2 May 1780.