Reformatory Schools Act 1866

Reformatory Schools Act 1866[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate and amend the Acts relating to Reformatory Schools in Great Britain.
Citation29 & 30 Vict. c. 117
Territorial extent [b]
Dates
Royal assent10 August 1866
Commencement10 August 1866[c]
Repealed1 April 1909
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Repealed byChildren Act 1908
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Reformatory Schools Act 1866 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Reformatory Schools Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 117) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to reformatory schools in Great Britain.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 37 of the act repealed 5 enactments, listed in that section.[2]

Citation Short title Description Extent of repeal
1 & 2 Vict. c. 82 Parkhurst Prison Act 1838 The Act of the Session of the First and Second Years of Her present Majesty, Chapter Eighty-two, intituled An Act for establishing a Prison for young Offenders. Section eleven.
17 & 18 Vict. c. 86 Youthful Offenders Act 1854 The Act of the Session of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Years of Her present Majesty, Chapter Eighty-six, intituled An Act for the better Care and Reformation of youthful Offenders in Great Britain. The whole act.
18 & 19 Vict. c. 87 Youthful Offenders Act 1855 The Act of the Session of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Years of Her present Majesty, Chapter Eighty-seven, intituled An Act to amend the Act for the better Care and Reformation of youthful Offenders, and the Act to render Reformatory and Industrial Schools in Scotland more available for the Benefit of Vagrant Children. The whole act.
19 & 20 Vict. c. 109 Reformatory, etc., Schools Act 1856 The Act of the Session of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Years of Her present Majesty, Chapter One hundred and nine, intituled An Act to amend the Mode of committing Criminal and Vagrant Children to Reformatory and Industrial Schools. The whole act.
20 & 21 Vict. c. 55 Reformatory Schools (England) Act 1857 The Act of the Session of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Years of Her present Majesty, Chapter Fifty-five, intituled An Act to promote the Establishment and Extension of Reformatory Schools in England. The whole act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 134(3) of, and the third schedule to, the Children Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7. c. 67), which came into force on 1 April 1909.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Section 1.
  2. ^ Section 2.
  3. ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

References

  1. ^ "Search results". Exploring Surrey's Past. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Reformatory Schools Act 1866", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/29-30 c. 117
  3. ^ "Children Act 1908", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Edw7/8 c. 67