Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845

Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Relief of the Poor in Scotland.
Citation	8 & 9 Vict. c. 83
Territorial extent	Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	4 August 1845
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1875
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 83) was an Act of Parliament that reformed the Poor Law system of Scotland.[2]

Main provisions

• The creation of a Board of Supervision to regulate the Poor Law system.
• A retention of the parish-based system through Parochial Boards
• Powers for the Parochial Boards to raise taxes
• Poor relief could continue to be in the form of outdoor relief, poorhouses could be built to aid the sick
• Parishes should join together to build poorhouses
• An Inspector of the Poor decided whether applications for poor relief were legitimate

See also

• Old Scottish Poor Law

References

1. The 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.
2. Higginbotham, Peter, "The Workhouse in Scotland", workhouse.org.uk, archived from the original on 17 February 2015, retrieved 31 January 2015