Pauper Children (Ireland) Act 1902 Explained

Short Title:Pauper Children (Ireland) Act 1902
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to amend the Pauper Children (Ireland) Act, 1898.
Year:1902
Citation:2 Edw. 7. c. 16
Territorial Extent:Ireland
Royal Assent:22 July 1902
Repeal Date:1950
Amends:Pauper Children (Ireland) Act 1898
Repealing Legislation:Children and Young Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1950
Status:repealed

The Pauper Children (Ireland) Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 16) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given the royal assent on 22 July 1902, and repealed in 1950.

It defined the terms "orphan child" and "deserted child" for the purpose of the Pauper Children (Ireland) Act 1898, in the cases of both legitimate and illegitimate children.

The Act was repealed in the United Kingdom, where it remained in force in Northern Ireland, by the Children and Young Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1950.

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