AI overview
A tithe is a one-tenth contribution, historically required and paid in agricultural goods or other goods, that was given to religious organizations or collected as a tax by the government. Today, tithes are typically voluntary and paid in cash or through modern methods, and they remain important in many countries as a formal way to support national churches through tax systems.
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Key facts
- UK legislation.long_title
- An Act to provide, in lieu of the obligation imposed by the Tithe Act, 1936, to register all annuities charged thereby, for registration in selected districts, to amend and to repeal certain provisions of that Act, and to make further provision with respect to certain matters connected therewith.
- UK legislation.year
- 1951
- UK legislation.citation
- 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 62
- UK legislation.territorial_extent
- England and Wales
- UK legislation.royal_assent
- 1 August 1951
- UK legislation.status
- amended
- UK legislation.original_text
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/62/contents/enacted
- UK legislation.revised_text
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/43/contents
- UK legislation.use_new_UK LEG
- yes
- UK legislation.UK LEG_title
- Tithe Act 1951
- UK legislation.collapsed