Poor Relief Act 1597

Poor Relief Act 1597

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the Relief of the Poor.
Citation	39 Eliz. 1. c. 3
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	9 February 1598
Commencement	24 October 1597
Repealed	28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amended by	Poor Relief Act 1601 Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1601
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to	Vagabonds Act 1597 Hospitals for the Poor Act 1597
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Poor Relief Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1. c. 3) or the Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597 was an act of the Parliament of England. The act provided the first complete code of poor relief and was later amended by the Poor Relief Act 1601 (43 Eliz. 1. c. 2), which formed the basis of poor relief for the next two centuries.

The act was continued until the end of the next session by section 3 the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1601 (43 Eliz. 1. c. 9), unless an act was passed in the present session to replace it.

The act established overseers of the poor.

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).