Poor Act 1562
The Poor Act 1562 or 1563 Act for the Relief of the Poor[1] was a law passed in England under Queen Elizabeth I (5 Eliz. 1. c. 3). It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws.
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| Citation | 5 Eliz. 1. c. 3 |
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| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Vagabonds Act 1572 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
It extended the Poor Act 1555. It further provided that those who refused, after exhortation by the bishop, to contribute to poor relief could be bound over by a justice of the peace and assessed fines.[2]
References
- Schoolfield, Brenda Thompson (2006). "For the Better Relief of the Poor of this Parish": Public Poor Relief in Eighteenth Century Charles Town, South Carolina. ProQuest. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-542-86524-4.
- Slack, Paul. The English Poor Law 1531-1782. p. 60.
Poor Laws of the British Isles | ||
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| Poor Laws by territory |  Nantwich workhouse | |
| Old Poor Law | ||
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| New Poor Law | ||
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| Decline and abolition | ||
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