Lunacy Act 1845
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of Lunatics. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Vict. c. 100 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 4 August 1845 |
| Commencement | 4 August 1845 |
| Repealed | 1 May 1890 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Lunacy Act 1842 |
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| Repealed by | Lunacy Act 1890 |
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Status: Repealed | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to amend the Laws for the Provision and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Boroughs, and for the Maintenance and Care of Pauper Lunatics, in England. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Vict. c. 126 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 August 1845 |
| Commencement | 8 August 1845 |
| Repealed | 1 November 1853 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | County Asylums Act 1828 |
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Status: Repealed | |
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The Lunacy Act 1845 or the Lunatics Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 100) and the County Asylums Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 126) formed mental health law in England and Wales from 1845 to 1890. The Lunacy Act's most important provision was a change in the status of mentally ill people to patients.
The Lunacy Act 1845 was passed through Parliament simultaneously with the County Asylums Act 1845. The two acts were dependent on each other. The Lunacy Act established the Lunacy Commission and the County Asylums Act set forth most of the provisions as to what was to be monitored within the asylums and helped establish the public network of the county asylums.