* 1662 – The Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.

This allowed substantial leeway for more traditionalist clergy to retain some of the vestments which they felt were appropriate to liturgical celebration ( at least until the Queen gave further instructions under the Act of Uniformity of 1559 ).

The conservative nature of these changes underlines the fact that Protestantism was by no means universally popular – a fact that the queen herself recognized: her revived Act of Supremacy, giving her the ambiguous title of Supreme Governor passed without difficulty, but the Act of Uniformity 1559 giving statutory force to the Prayer Book, passed through the House of Lords by only three votes.

The changes were put into effect by means of an explanation issued by James in the exercise of his prerrogative under the terms of the 1559 Act of Uniformity and Act of Supremacy.

Though the Church of England was retained, episcopacy was suppressed and the Act of Uniformity was repealed in 1650.

At the same time, a new Act of Uniformity was passed, which made attendance at church and the use of an adapted version of the 1552 Book of Common Prayer compulsory, though the penalties for recusancy, or failure to attend and conform, were not extreme.

For example, the Act of Uniformity 1549 prescribed Protestant rites for church services, such as the use of Thomas Cranmer's new Book of Common Prayer.

After the English Restoration of 1660 and the 1662 Uniformity Act, almost all Puritan clergy left the Church of England, some becoming nonconformist ministers, and the nature of the movement in England changed radically, though it retained its character for much longer in New England.

With only minor changes, the Church of England was restored to its pre-Civil War constitution under the Act of Uniformity 1662, and the Puritans found themselves sidelined.

Following the Coronation, two important Acts were passed through parliament: the Act of Uniformity and the Act of Supremacy, establishing the Protestant Church of England and creating Elizabeth Supreme Governor of the Church of England ( Supreme Head, the title used by her father and brother, was seen as inappropriate for a woman ruler ).

He was presented to the living of Wilby, Northamptonshire ; but lost it as a result of the Act of Uniformity 1662.

* The Act of Uniformity 1662 in England and Wales makes mandatory the use of the Book of Common Prayer.

* February 27 – Queen Elizabeth I of England establishes the Church of England, with the Act of Uniformity 1558 and the Act of Supremacy 1559.

* March – The Act of Uniformity imposes the Protestant Book of Common Prayer in England.

Under the 1559 Act of Uniformity, it was illegal not to attend official Church of England services, with a fine of one shilling (£ 0. 05 ; about £ today )

The Corporation Act 1661 required municipal officeholders to swear allegiance ; the Act of Uniformity 1662 made the use of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer compulsory ; the Conventicle Act 1664 prohibited religious assemblies of more than five people, except under the auspices of the Church of England ; and the Five Mile Act 1665 prohibited clergymen from coming within five miles ( 8 km ) of a parish from which they had been banished.

The Church of England was restored as the national Church in England, backed by the Clarendon Code and the Act of Uniformity 1662.

In England, after the Act of Uniformity 1662 a Nonconformist was an English subject belonging to a non-Christian religion or any non-Anglican church.

Charles II of England was concerned by the unregulated copying of books and passed the Licensing of the Press Act 1662 by Act of Parliament, which established a register of licensed books and required a copy to be deposited with the Stationers ' Company, essentially continuing the licensing of material that had long been in effect.

When Ray found himself unable to subscribe as required by the ‘ Bartholomew Act ’ of 1662 he, along with 13 other college fellows, resigned his fellowship on 24 August 1662

In the Book of Common Prayer ( 1662 ), the text of the Authorized Version replaced the text of the Great Bible – for Epistle and Gospel readings – and as such was authorized by Act of Parliament.

With the abolition of the Star Chamber and Court of High Commission by the Long Parliament, the legal basis for this warrant was removed, but the Long Parliament chose to replace it with the Licensing Act 1662.

In letters to Clarke he wrote of the absurdity of the existing system, complaining primarily about the unfairness of it to authors, and " he parallels between Locke's commentary and those reasons presented by the Commons to the Lords for refusing to renew the 1662 Act are striking ".

Publication was controlled under the Licensing Act of 1662, but the Act's lapses from 1679 – 1685 and from 1695 onwards encouraged a number of new titles.

Following the Modus Tenendi Parliamenta of 1419, the Tenures Abolition Act 1660, the Feudal Tenure Act ( 1662 ), and the Fines and Recoveries Act of 1834, titles of feudal barony became obsolete and without legal force.

Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Baptists, Quakers ( founded in 1648 ), were considered Nonconformists at the time of the 1662 Act of Uniformity.

After a period of decline, navigation rights along the river were confirmed by a clause in the Stour and Salwarpe Navigation Act of 1662.

* the Quaker Act 1662, which required people to swear an oath of allegiance to the king, which Quakers did not do out of religious conviction.

; Assaulting an officer of the court: This offence is created by section 14 ( 1 )( b ) of the County Courts Act 1984.

BSC was established under the Iron and Steel Act 1967, which vested in the Corporation the shares of the 14 major UK-based steel companies then in operation, being:

See also section 14 ( a ) of the Criminal Law Act 1977.

The United States gave up its claims to 14 islands of the Line and Phoenix chains ( previously asserted under the Guano Islands Act ) in the 1979 Treaty of Tarawa.

Parliament passed the Trade Union Act on June 14 the following year, and soon all unions were seeking a 54-hour work-week.

The Local Councils Act, 1993 ( Act XV of 1993 ) was published on June 30, 1993, subdividing Malta into 54 local councils in Malta and 14 in Gozo.

On 14 and 15 August 1947 the Indian Independence Act was invoked.

Plea bargaining was introduced in India by Criminal Law ( Amendment ) Act, 2005, which amended the Code of Criminal Procedure and introduced a new chapter XXI ( A ) in the code, enforceable from January 11, 2006, which affects cases in which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for 7 years ; however, offenses affecting the socio-economic condition of the country and offenses committed against a woman or a child below 14 are excluded.

On 14 December 2000, Steve Bracks released a document outlining his government's intent to introduce the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001.

It was repealed ( see here ) on 1 August 1995 by the Requirements of Writing ( Scotland ) Act 1995, sections 14 ( 2 ) and Schedule 5 ( with ss.

After the Panic of 1873, Congress debated an inflationary policy to stimulate the economy and passed the Legal Tender Act ( known as the " Inflation Bill ") on April 14, 1874 to increase the nation's tight money supply.

* December 14 – Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States ( 379 US 241 1964 ): The U. S. Supreme Court rules that, in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, establishments providing public accommodations must refrain from racial discrimination.

* October 14 – The Staggers Rail Act is enacted, deregulating American railroads.

* August 14 – Wonderful Radio London shuts down at 3: 00 PM in anticipation of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act.

* August 14 – In protest at the Stamp Act, Bostonians attack the home of official Andrew Oliver.

* August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law.

* August 14 – The Poor Law Amendment Act in the UK states that no able-bodied British man can receive assistance unless he enters a workhouse ( a kind of poorhouse ).

In the UK, it is an offence under section 14 ( 2 ) of the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981 to " plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild " any plant listed in Schedule nine, Part II to the Act, which includes Japanese knotweed.

The amendment that became the CDA was added to the Telecommunications Act in the Senate by an 84 – 16 vote on June 14, 1995.

If the Houses of Parliament of Northern Ireland had not made such a declaration, under Article 14 of the Treaty Northern Ireland, its Parliament and government would have continued in being but the Oireachtas would have had jurisdiction to legislate for Northern Ireland in matters not delegated to Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act.

The Act also increased the number of individuals entitled to vote, increasing the size of the electorate from about 400, 000 to 650, 000, and allowing a total of one out of six adult males to vote, in a population of some 14 million.

The Commons passed resolutions ( 14 April ) that would form the basis for the Parliament Act: to remove the power of the Lords to veto money bills, to reduce their veto of other bills to a power to delay for up to two years ( the Bill would become law if passed a third time by the Commons ), and also to reduce the term of Parliament from seven years to five ( the King would have preferred four years ).

The Education Act 1918 raised the school leaving age to 14, increased the powers and duties of the Board of Education ( together with the money it could provide to Local Education Authorities ), and introduced a system of day-continuation schools which youths between the ages of 14 and 16 " could be compelled to attend for at least one day a week.