Lunacy Act 1890

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The Lunacy Act 1890 was a key piece of Victorian-era British legislation that governed the care, detention, and treatment of people deemed “lunatics” in asylums, forming the basis of mental health law in England and Wales until mid-20th-century reforms.

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Mental Health Act 1959 → repealedStatute → Lunacy Act 1890 ⓘ