Public Libraries Act 1855
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for further promoting the Establishment of Free Public Libraries in Municipal Towns, and for extending it to Towns governed under Local Improvement Acts, and to Parishes. |
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| Citation | 18 & 19 Vict. c. 70 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 July 1855 |
| Commencement | 30 July 1855 |
| Repealed | 1 October 1892 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Public Libraries Act 1850 |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Public Libraries Act 1892 |
| Relates to | Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Public Libraries Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 70) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Public Libraries Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 65) for England and Wales.
The provisions were:
- to extend the right to adopt public library legislation beyond municipal boroughs to parish vestries
- to reduce the population requirement from 10,000 to 5,000
- to allow parishes to group together to meet the population requirement
- to explicitly include the Metropolis
- to allow adoption if a two thirds majority were in favour at a public meeting