Medical Charities Act 1851

The Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1851The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978. (14 & 15 Vict. c. 68), sometimes called the Medical Charities Act 1851George Thomas Barrett Vanston. The Grand Jury Laws of Ireland. E Ponsonby. Grafton Street, Dublin. 1883. p 76. and commonly called the Medical Charities Act,Thomas Stevenson and Shirley F Murphy (eds). A Treatise on Hygiene and Public Health. J & A Churchill. New Burlington Street, London. 1894. Volume 3. p 408 was an Act of Parliament passed in 1851 by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It granted the Poor Law Commission powers over the dispensary system in Ireland.Local government in Ireland By Mark Callanan, Justin F. Keogan, Institute of Public Administration (Ireland), Institute of Public Administration (Ireland), p23

See also Irish Poor Laws

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