Medical Act 1876 Explained

Short Title:Medical Act 1876
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to remove Restrictions on the granting of Qualifications for Registration under the Medical Act on the ground of Sex.
Year:1876
Citation:39 & 40 Vict. c. 41
Royal Assent:11 August 1876
Commencement:11 August 1876
Repealing Legislation:Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976
Status:repealed
Original Text:https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ivMHIdDFi8UC&pg=RA13-PP3

The Medical Act 1876[1] (39 & 40 Vict. c. 41) was an act which repealed the previous Medical Act in the United Kingdom and allowed all British medical authorities to license all qualified applicants whatever their gender.[2] [3] [4] It was introduced by Member of Parliament Russell Gurney.[5] The Act obtained the queen's assent and became law despite Queen Victoria's strong private objections to women's medical training.[3]

The Medical Acts was the collective title of the Medical Act 1876 as well as the following Acts:[6]

Notes and 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. Book: British Medical Journal. 1908. British Medical Association. 1079–.
  3. Book: John A. Wagner Ph.D.. Voices of Victorian England: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life. 25 February 2014. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-38689-3. 211–.
  4. Book: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command. 1892. H.M. Stationery Office. 40–.
  5. Web site: BREAKING THE MOULD - Matt Elsom - Medical Women's Federation . Medicalwomensfederation.org.uk . 2015-07-03.
  6. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2