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Poor Law Amendment Act 1867

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The Poor Law Amendment Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 106) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, sponsored by Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook and supported by Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, Florence Nightingale and the Association for the Improvement of the Infirmaries of London Workhouses.[2]

Long titleAn Act to make the Poor Law Board permanent, and to provide sundry Amendments in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor.
Royal assent20 August 1867
Amended byLunacy Act 1890
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Poor Law Amendment Act 1867[1]
Act of Parliament
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Long titleAn Act to make the Poor Law Board permanent, and to provide sundry Amendments in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor.
Citation30 & 31 Vict. c. 106
Dates
Royal assent20 August 1867
Other legislation
Amended byLunacy Act 1890
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