Poor Act 1562

Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Citation	5 Eliz. 1. c. 3
Other legislation
Repealed by	Vagabonds Act 1572
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The 1563 Act for the Relief of the Poor[1] is a law passed in England under Queen Elizabeth I.[2] It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws.

It extended the Poor Act 1555. It further provided that those who refused, after exhortation by the bishop, to contribute to poor relief could be bound over by a justice of the peace and assessed fines.[3]

References

Schoolfield, Brenda Thompson (2006). "For the Better Relief of the Poor of this Parish": Public Poor Relief in Eighteenth Century Charles Town, South Carolina. ProQuest. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-542-86524-4.
5 Eliz. 1. c. 3
Slack, Paul. The English Poor Law 1531-1782. p. 60.

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[Schoolfield-1] Schoolfield, Brenda Thompson (2006). "For the Better Relief of the Poor of this Parish": Public Poor Relief in Eighteenth Century Charles Town, South Carolina. ProQuest. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-542-86524-4.

[2] 5 Eliz. 1. c. 3

[3] Slack, Paul. The English Poor Law 1531-1782. p. 60.

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