The Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 was introduced to simplify ecclestical law as it applied to the Church of England, following the recommendations of the 1954 Archbishops' Commission on Ecclesiastical Courts. Among the Acts of Parliament it repealed were the Church Discipline Act 1840, the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874, the Clergy Discipline Act 1892, and the Incumbents (Discipline) Measure 1947.