Poor Removal Act 1795 Explained

Short Title:Poor Removal Act 1795
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of Great Britain
Long Title:An act to prevent the removal of poor persons, until they shall become actually chargeable.
Year:1795
Citation:35 Geo. 3. c. 101
Royal Assent:22 June 1795
Amends:Settlement Act 1662

The Poor Removal Act 1795[1] (35 Geo. 3. c. 101), sometimes called the Removal Act 1795, was an Act of Parliament which modified the Settlement Act 1662, an Act which concerned when a pauper could receive Poor relief. The effect of the Removal Act was "that no non-settled person could be removed from a parish unless he or she applied for relief."[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Boyer. George. English Poor Laws. EH.Net Encyclopedia. 7 May 2002. 13 November 2016.

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