act had fallen into disuse and should be repealed. The Religious Disabilities Act 1846, passed in consequence of the committee's report, explicitly repealed provisions of sections 1, 3, and 4 of the 1704 act. The Popery Act was explicitly repealed as obsolete by the Promissory Oaths Act 1871, with the exception of section 25, which was made redundant by the coming into force in 1871 of the Irish Church Act 1869, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1878. Notes Sources References External links An Act to prevent the further Growth of Popery from Statutes Passed in the Parliaments Held in Ireland Acts of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) 1704 in law 1704 in Ireland Penal Laws in Ireland 1704 in Christianity Land law Inheritance Religious oaths Oaths of allegiance