Poor Law Act 1930
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the relief of the poor in England and Wales. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 17 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 March 1930 |
| Commencement | 1 April 1930[c] |
| Repealed | 5 July 1948 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | National Assistance Act 1948 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Poor Law Act 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 17) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the relief of the poor in England and Wales.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 164(1) of the act repealed 2 enactments, listed in the fourth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 14 | Poor Law Act 1927 | The whole act, except section eight, and except sections six, nine, ten, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and twenty-seven, so far as those sections are applied by any other enactment, and except subsections (2) and (3) of section one hundred and fifty-four, and section one hundred and fifty-five, so far as they relate to the payment of costs, and except section two hundred and seven. |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 17 | Local Government Act 1929 | Section three, so far as it relates to functions discharged under this Act; sections six and seven; subsection (2) of section ten; section seventeen; paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of section eighteen; and paragraph 21 of the Tenth Schedule, except as respects sub-paragraph (6) thereof. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 62(3) of, and part I of the seventh schedule to, the National Assistance Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 29), which came into operation on 5 July 1948.[3]
Notes
References
- ^ Stafford, Paul Tutt (1937). "Unemployment Assistance in Great Britain". American Political Science Review. 31 (3): 433–454. doi:10.2307/1948165. ISSN 1537-5943.
- ^ "Poor Law Act 1930", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/20-21 c. 17
- ^ "National Assistance Act 1948", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo6/11-12 c. 29
External links
- Text of the Poor Law Act 1930 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.