Dissenter Act (Norway)

The Dissenter Act (Norwegian: Dissenterloven, formally Lov angaaende dem, der bekjende sig til den christelige Religion, uden at være medlemmer af Statskirken (Act concerning those who profess the Christian religion without being members of the State Church)) is a Norwegian law from 1845 that allowed Christian denominations other than the Church of Norway to establish themselves in the country. It was enacted on 16 July 1845, and remained in effect until it was replaced by the Act Relating to Religious Communities, etc. (Lov om trudomssamfunn og ymist anna) in 1969.^[1]