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| Status: | repealed |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 c. 41) was an act which repealed the previous Medical Act in the United Kingdom and allowed all British medical authorities to license all qualified applicants whatever their gender.[2] [3]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]
- Medical Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 90)
- Medical Act 1859 (22 Vict. c. 21)
- Medical Acts Amendment Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 7)
- Medical Practitioners Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 40)
- Medical Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c. 48)
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.
- Book: British Medical Journal. 1908. British Medical Association. 1079–.
- 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–.
- Book: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command. 1892. H.M. Stationery Office. 40–.
- Web site: BREAKING THE MOULD - Matt Elsom - Medical Women's Federation . Medicalwomensfederation.org.uk . 2015-07-03.
- The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
