Workhouse Test Act 1723

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Knatchbull's Act
gptkbp:citation 9 Geo. 1. c. 7
gptkbp:country gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1723
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early example of workhouse test for poor relief
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Workhouse Test Act 1723
gptkbp:namedAfter Sir William Knatchbull
gptkbp:provides allowed parishes to refuse outdoor relief
required poor to enter workhouse to receive relief
gptkbp:purpose regulate poor relief
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:English_Poor_Laws
gptkbp:repealedBy repealed by later Poor Law legislation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Poor_Laws_in_England_and_Wales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8