Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Elizabethan_Poor_Law
gptkbp:appliesTo England and Wales
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:English_Poor_Laws
gptkbp:category 1601 in England
1601 in law
Social welfare law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1601
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601
gptkbp:influenced later social welfare legislation
gptkbp:purpose provide relief for the poor
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkbp:requires appointment of overseers of the poor
levying of poor rates
parishes to care for the poor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Old_Poor_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6