Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 Explained
| Short Title: | Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845[1] |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Relief of the Poor in Scotland. |
| Year: | 1845 |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 8 & 9 Vict. c. 83 |
| Territorial Extent: | Scotland |
| Royal Assent: | 4 August 1845 |
| Status: | Repealed |
| Original Text: | http://www.workhouses.org.uk/poorlaws/1845act.shtml |
The Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 83) was an Act of Parliament that reformed the Poor Law system of Scotland.[2]
Main provisions
- The creation of a Board of Supervision to regulate the Poor Law system.
- A retention of the parish-based system through Parochial Boards
- Powers for the Parochial Boards to raise taxes
- Poor relief could continue to be in the form of outdoor relief, poorhouses could be built to aid the sick
- Parishes should join together to build poorhouses
- An Inspector of the Poor decided whether applications for poor relief were legitimate
See also
Notes and References
- The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- Web site: Higginbotham . Peter . The Workhouse in Scotland . workhouse.org.uk . 31 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217041856/http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Scotland/ . 17 February 2015 . live. cs2.
