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

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


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