Public Libraries Act 1855
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for further promoting the Establishment of Free Public Libraries in Municipal Towns, and for extending it to Towns governed under Local Improvement Acts, and to Parishes. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 18 & 19 Vict. c. 70 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 July 1855 |
| Commencement | 30 July 1855[c] |
| Repealed | 1 October 1892 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Public Libraries Act 1850 |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Public Libraries Act 1892 |
| Relates to | Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Public Libraries Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 70) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Public Libraries Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 65) for England and Wales.
The provisions were:[1]
- to extend the right to adopt public library legislation beyond municipal boroughs to parish vestries
- to reduce the population requirement from 10,000 to 5,000
- to allow parishes to group together to meet the population requirement
- to explicitly include the Metropolis
- to allow adoption if a two thirds majority were in favour at a public meeting
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 28(1) of, and the second schedule to, the Public Libraries Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 53), which came into force on 1 October 1892.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Section 2.
- ^ Section 26.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ^ Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 33 - The Wellesley College Library to Zoological Literature: A Review
- ^ "Public Libraries Act 1892", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/55-56 c. 53
External links
- Text of the Public Libraries Act 1855 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.