What effect did the Act of Conditional Restraints of Annates have on the church in 1532?

The Act in conditional restraint of Annates had two man clauses

1) restrict payment of annates to 5%

2) allow the Monarch to consecrate bishops of England without papal authority

restricting the payment of annates was not carried out in 1532 but was used as a threat by Henry to the Pope to grant him his annulment, as part of his twin track strategy (this was to blackmail Pope Clement VII into granting the annulment, or failing that to prepare to break with the Catholic Church altogether.

By allowing Henry to consecrate the bishops of England - Henry could ensure that all his friends ended up in high places, and so if a break with Rome did go ahead, Henry could use his own bishops to grant the annulment