1834 Poor Law Amendment Act
The opening section of the 1834 parliamentary Poor Law Amendment Act which formed the basis of what became known as the New Poor Law. It largely replaced the existing 1601 legislation and created a new relief system based on the poor law union and union workhouse
Picture No
10424712
Media ID
47524168
Size
3717px x 5950px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
From an 1834 printing of the text
Date
1834
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