Poor Act 1555

Poor Act 1555
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleAn Act for the Relief of the Poor.
Citation2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 5
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent9 December 1555
Commencement21 October 1555[a]
Repealed28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amends
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Poor Act 1555 (2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of England passed by Queen Mary I. It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws.

The act extended the Poor Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 2) and added a provision that licensed beggars must wear badges. The provision requiring badges was added to shame local community members into donating more alms to their parish for poor relief.[1]

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).

Notes

  1. ^ Start of session

References

  1. ^ Paul Slack, The English Poor Law 1531-1782 59--60
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