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The Poor Relief Act 1601 [1] (43 Eliz. 1.c. 2) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, the "43rd Elizabeth", [a] or the "Old Poor Law", [b] was passed in 1601 and created a poor law system for England and Wales.
The Poor Law systems of Scotland and Ireland were distinct from the English Poor Law system covering England and Wales although Irish legislation was heavily influenced by the English Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. [118] In Scotland the Poor Law system was reformed by the Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845. [119]
The Poor Relief Act 1597 provided the first complete code of poor relief, established overseers of the poor and was later amended by the Poor Relief Act 1601, which was one of the longest-lasting achievements of her reign, left unaltered until 1834. This law made each parish responsible for supporting the legitimately needy in their community. [6]
Blaug, Mark. "The Myth of the Old Poor Law and the Making of the New". Journal of Economic History 23 (1963): 151–84. online; Boyer, James, et al. "English Poor Laws." EHnet; summary and historiography; Brundage, Anthony. The making of the new Poor law: the politics of inquiry, enactment, and implementation, 1832–1839 (1978).
The house of correction was a type of establishment built after the passing of the Poor Relief Act 1601, places where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work. The building of houses of correction came after the passing of an amendment to the Elizabethan Poor Law. [1]
The Poor Relief Act 1601; The Poor Relief Act 1662; The Poor Relief Act 1691; The Poor Relief (Ireland) Acts 1838 to 1892 is the collective title of the following Acts: [1] The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 56) The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c. 1) The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 92)
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1832 - The Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws begins its investigation into the Poor Law system; 1834 - Poor Law Amendment Act passed; 1842 - Outdoor Labour Test Order allows outdoor relief despite the Poor Law Amendment Act's ban on it; 1844 - Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order issued to further discourage outdoor relief; 1847 ...