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Poor Law Act 1927

The Poor Law Act 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 14) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to English poor law.

Provisions

Short title, commencement and extent

Section 246(1) of the act provided that the act may be cited as the Poor Law Act, 1927.[1]

Section 246(2) of the act provided that the act would come into force on 1 October 1927.[1]

Section 246(3) of the act provided that the act would not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.[1]

Repealed enactments

Section 245 of the act repealed 99 enactments, listed in the eleventh schedule to the act.[1]

Citation Short title Description Extent of repeal
43 Eliz. c. 2 Poor Relief Act 1601 The Poor Relief Act, 1601 Section one, except so far as it relates to the raising of taxes. Sections three, four, six and seventeen.
14 Car. 2 c.12 Poor Relief Act 1662 The Poor Relief Act, 1662 The whole act, except sections twenty-one, twenty-two and twenty-four.
3 Will. & Mar. c. 11 Poor Relief Act 1691 The Poor Relief Act, 1691 The whole act.
8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 30 Relief of the Poor Act 1696 An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom The whole act.
9 Geo. 1. c. 7 Poor Relief Act 1722 The Poor Relief Act, 1722 The whole act except section three.
31 Geo. 2. c. 11 Apprentices (Settlement) Act 1767 The Apprentices (Settlement) Act, 1767 The whole act.
9 Geo. 3. c. 37 Poor Relief Act 1769 The Poor Relief Act, 1769 The whole act.
13 Geo. 3. c. 82 Lying-in Hospitals Act 1773 The Lying-in Hospitals Act, 1773 The whole act, except sections three, ten and eleven.
18 Geo. 3. c. 47 Parish Apprentices Act 1778 The Parish Apprentices Act, 1778 The whole act.
30 Geo. 3. c. 49 Workhouses Act 1790 The Workhouses Act, 1790 The whole act.
32 Geo. 3. c. 57 Parish Apprentices Act 1792 The Parish Apprentices Act, 1792 The whole act.
35 Geo. 3. c. 101 Poor Removal Act 1795 The Poor Removal Act, 1795 The whole act.
36 Geo. 3. c. 10 Poor Relief Act 1795 The Poor Relief Act, 1795 The whole act.
42 Geo. 3. c. 46 Parish Apprentices Act 1802 The Parish Apprentices Act, 1802 The whole act.
49 Geo. 3. c. 124 Poor (Settlement and Removal) Act 1809 The Poor (Settlement and Removal) Act, 1809 The whole act.
50 Geo. 3. c. 49 Poor Rate Act 1810 The Poor Rate Act, 1810 The whole act.
54 Geo. 3. c. 170 Poor Relief Act 1814 The Poor Relief Act, 1814 The whole act, except sections eleven and twelve.
55 Geo. 3. c. 137 Poor Relief Act 1815 The Poor Relief Act, 1815 The whole act.
56 Geo. 3. c. 129 Workhouse Act 1816 The Workhouse Act, 1816 The whole act.
56 Geo. 3. c. 139 Parish Apprentices Act 1816 The Parish Apprentices Act, 1816 The whole act.
59 Geo. 3. c. 12 Poor Relief Act 1819 The Poor Relief Act, 1819 Sections eleven to twenty-four, twenty-five and twenty-eight.
5 Geo. 4. c. 83 Vagrancy Act 1824 The Vagrancy Act, 1824 Section twenty.
6 Geo. 4. c. 57 Poor Relief (Settlement) Act 1825 The Poor Relief (Settlement) Act, 1825 The whole act.
1 Will. 4. c. 18 Poor Relief (Settlement) Act 1831 The Poor Relief (Settlement) Act, 1831 The whole act.
1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 42 Poor Relief Act 1831 The Poor Relief Act, 1831 The whole act.
1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 59 Crown Lands Allotments Act 1831 The Crown Lands Allotments Act, 1831 The whole act.
3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 63 Apprentices Act 1833 The Apprentices Act, 1833 The whole act.
4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 76 Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834 The whole act, except sections forty, eighty-five, eighty-six and one hundred and nine.
5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 69 Union and Parish Property Act 1835 The Union and Parish Property Act, 1835 The whole act, except section three so far as it relates to the disposal of parish property, and section nine.
7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 50 Union and Parish Property Act 1837 The Union and Parish Property Act, 1837 The whole act.
1 & 2 Vict. c. 25 Poor Relief (Loans) Act 1838 The Poor Relief (Loans) Act, 1838 The whole act.
5 & 6 Vict. c. 7 Parish Apprentices Act 1842 The Parish Apprentices Act, 1842 The whole act.
5 & 6 Vict. c. 18 Parish Property and Parish Debts Act 1842 The Parish Property and Parish Debts Act, 1842 The whole act, except sections two, three and nine.
5 & 6 Vict. c. 57 Poor Law Amendment Act 1842 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1842 The whole act, except section eighteen.
7 & 8 Vict. c. 101 Poor Law Amendment Act 1844 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1844 The whole act, except sections four, five, six, seven, eight, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty-two, sixty, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, seventy-four and seventy-five, and except section fifty-six so far as it relates to the registration of births and deaths.
9 & 10 Vict. c. 66 Poor Removal Act 1846 The Poor Removal Act, 1846 The whole act.
10 & 11 Vict. c. 109 Poor Law Board Act 184 The Poor Law Board Act, 1847 The whole act.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 31 Poor Law Procedure Act 1848 The Poor Law Procedure Act, 1848 The whole act.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 82 Poor Law (Schools) Act 1848 The Poor Law (Schools) Act, 1848 The whole act.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 91 Poor Law Audit Act 184 The Poor Law Audit Act, 1848 The whole act, except sections one, two, six, eleven and thirteen.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 110 Poor Law Amendment Act 1848 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1848. The whole act, except sections seven and twelve.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 111 Poor Removal Act 1848 The Poor Removal Act, 1848 The whole act.
12 & 13 Vict. c. 13 Poor Relief Act 1849 The Poor Relief Act, 1849 The whole act.
12 & 13 Vict. c. 103 Poor Law Amendment Act 1849 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1849 The whole act, except sections three, six, fifteen, twenty-one and twenty-two.
13 & 14 Vict. c. 101 Poor Law Amendment Act 1850 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1850 The whole act, except sections six, seven, eleven and twelve.
14 & 15 Vict. c. 11 Poor Law (Apprentices) Act 1851 The Poor Law (Apprentices) Act, 1851 The whole act.
14 & 15 Vict. c. 105 Poor Law Amendment Act 1851 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1851 The whole act, except sections nine, nineteen and twenty.
18 & 19 Vict. c. 79 Poor (Burials) Act 1855 The Poor (Burials) Act, 1855 The whole act.
22 & 23 Vict. c. 49 Poor Law (Payment of Debts) Act 1859 The Poor Law (Payment of Debts) Act, 1859 The whole act.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 55 Poor Removal Act 1861 The Poor Removal Act, 1861 The whole act.
25 & 26 Vict. c. 43 Poor Law (Certified Schools) Act 1862 The Poor Law (Certified Schools) Act, 1862 The whole act.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 105 Poor Removal Act 1864 The Poor Removal Act, 1864 The whole act.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 116 Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act 1864 The Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act, 1864 The whole act.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 34 Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act 1865 The Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act, 1865 The whole act.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 79 Union Chargeability Act 1865 The Union Chargeability Act, 1865 The whole act.
29 & 30 Vict. c. 113 Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1866 The whole act, except sections eleven, twelve, thirteen and eighteen.
30 & 31 Vict. c. 6 Metropolitan Poor Act 1867 The Metropolitan Poor Act, 1867 The whole act, except so much of section twenty-four as relates to the registration of births and deaths.
30 & 31 Vict. c. 106 Poor Law Amendment Act 1867 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1867 The whole act, except sections seven, eight, ten, eleven, twenty-three and twenty-eight to thirty.
31 & 32 Vict. c. 122 Poor Law Amendment Act 1868 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1868 The whole act, except sections five, seven, seven to thirty-two, thirty-eight to forty, forty-five and forty-six.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 45 Union Loans Act 1869 The Union Loans Act, 1869 The whole act.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 63 Metropolitan Poor Amendment Act 1869 The Metropolitan Poor Amendment Act, 1869 The whole act, except sections eight, twenty-four and twenty-five.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 2 Dissolved Boards of Management and Guardians Act 1870 The Dissolved Boards of Management and Guardians Act, 1870 The whole act.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 18 Metropolitan Poor Amendment Act 1870 The Metropolitan Poor Amendment Act, 1870 The whole act.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 48 Pauper Conveyance (Expenses) Act 1870 The Pauper Conveyance (Expenses) Act, 1870 The whole act.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 11 Poor Law Loans Act 187 The Poor Law Loans Act, 1871 The whole act.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 15 Metropolitan Poor Act 1871 The Metropolitan Poor Act, 1871 The whole act.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 108 Pauper Inmates Discharge and Regulation Act 1871 The Pauper Inmates Discharge and Regulation Act, 1871 The whole act.
35 & 36 Vict. c. 2 Poor Law Loans Act 187 The Poor Law Loans Act, 1872 The whole act.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 55 Public Health Act 1875 The Public Health Act, 1875 So much of Part III. of the Fifth Schedule as re-enacts 35 & 36 Vict. c. 79. s. 43.[c]
39 & 40 Vict. c. 61 Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1876 The Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act, 1876 The whole act, except sections one to nine, twenty-four, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-seven, thirty-nine, forty-two and forty-five, and except section nineteen from the beginning of the section to the words "to the contrary notwithstanding," and except the first paragraph of section twenty-one and of section twenty-four.
42 & 43 Vict. c. 12 Poor Law Amendment Act 1879 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1879 The whole act.
42 & 43 Vict. c. 19 Habitual Drunkards Act 1879 The Habitual Drunkards Act, 1879 Section thirty-two.
42 & 43 Vict. c. 54 Poor Law Act 1879 The Poor Law Act, 1879 Sections eight, nine, ten, thirteen and fourteen.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 36 Casual Poor Act 1882 The Casual Poor Act, 1882 The whole act.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 58 Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882 The Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act, 1882 Sections eight, twelve, thirteen and fourteen.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 75 Married Women's Property Act 1882 The Married Women's Property Act, 1882 Section twenty from the beginning of the section to the words "if she becomes chargeable to any union or parish," and section twenty-one.
46 & 47 Vict. c. 11 Poor Law Conferences Act 1883 The Poor Law Conferences Act, 1883 The whole act.
47 & 48 Vict. c. 43 Summary Jurisdiction Act 1884 The Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1884 Section eleven.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 41 Local Government Act 1888 The Local Government Act, 1888 Section fifty-eight.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 56 Poor Law Act 188 The Poor Law Act, 1889 The whole act, except sections eight, nine and ten.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 73 Local Government Act 1894 The Local Government Act, 1894 Section twenty; subsection (3) of section twenty-five; section thirty; section forty-six so far as it relates to boards of guardians; section forty-eight so far as it relates to the election of boards of guardians and so far as they relate to guardians, subsections (1) and (2) of section fifty-nine; sections sixty and sixty-one.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 25 Outdoor Relief Friendly Societies Act 1894 The Outdoor Relief Friendly Societies Act, 1894 The whole act.
59 & 60 Vict. c. 1 Local Government (Elections) Act 1896 The Local Government (Elections) Act, 1896 The whole act so far as it relates to boards of guardians.
60 & 61 Vict. c. 29 Poor Law Act 1897 The Poor Law Act, 1897 The whole act.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 19 Poor Law Unions Association (Expenses) Act 1898 The Poor Law Unions Association (Expenses) Act, 1898 The whole act.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 45 Metropolitan Poor Act 1898 The Metropolitan Poor Act, 1898 The whole act.
61 & 62 Vict. c. 60 Inebriates Act 1898 The Inebriates Act, 1898 Section twenty-two.
62 & 63 Vict. c. 37 Poor Law Act 1899 The Poor Law Act, 1899 - The whole act.
63 & 64 Vict. c. 16 District Councillors and Guardians (Term of Office) Act 1900 The District Councillors and Guardians (Term of Office) Act, 1900. The whole act so far as it relates to boards of guardians.
3 Edw. 7. c. 19 Poor Law (Dissolution of School Districts and Adjustment) Act 1903 The Poor Law (Dissolution of School Districts and Adjustment) Act, 1903 The whole act.
4 Edw. 7. c. 20 Poor Law Authorities (Transfer of Property) Act 1904 The Poor Law Authorities (Transfer of Property) Act, 1904 The whole act.
4 Edw. 7. c. 32 Outdoor Relief Friendly Societies Act 1904 The Outdoor Relief Friendly Societies Act, 1904 The whole act.
7 Edw. 7. c. 14 Released Persons (Poor Law Relief) Act 1907 The Released Persons (Poor Law Relief) Act, 1907 The whole act.
8 Edw. 7. c. 27 Married Women's Property Act 1908 The Married Women's Property Act, 1908 The whole act.
8 Edw. 7. c. 67 Children Act 1908 The Children Act, 1908 Sections thirty-six, thirty-nine and one hundred and twenty-six.
3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 28 Mental Deficiency Act 1913 The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 Section sixty-nine.
12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 51 Allotments Act 1922 The Allotments Act, 1922 Subsection (4) of section twenty-one.
14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 38 National Health Insurance Act 1924 The National Health Insurance Act, 1924. Subsection (1) of section one hundred and five.
16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 20 Boards of Guardians (Default) Act 1926 The Boards of Guardians (Default) Act, 1926 The whole act.

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 207 of, and the eighth schedule to, the London Government Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 40)

Notes

  1. ^ Section 246(3).
  2. ^ Section 246(2).
  3. ^ Public Health Act 1872

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Poor law Act 1927", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/17-18 c. 14