The Lunatic Asylums Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 97) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to lunatic asylums in England and Wales.Wright, David: "Mental Health Timeline", 1999
The Lunacy Regulation Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 70) was passed in the same month as the act.
Provisions Section 1 of the act repealed 3 enactments, listed in the first schedule to the act. CitationShort titleDescriptionExtent of repeal8 & 9 Vict. c. 126County Asylums Act 1845An Act of the Session holden in the Eighth and Ninth Years of Her Majesty, Chapter One hundred and twenty-six.The whole act.9 & 10 Vict. c. 84Lunatic Asylums, etc. Act 1846An Act of the Session holden in the Ninth and Tenth Years of Her Majesty, Chapter Eighty-four.The whole act.10 & 11 Vict. c. 43Lunatic Asylums Act 1847An Act of the Session holden in the Tenth and Eleventh Years of Her Majesty, Chapter Forty-three.The whole act.
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 5 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Lunacy Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 5), which came into force on 1 May 1890.
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