Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to provide for the Establishment of Asylums for the Lunatic Poor in Ireland. |
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Citation | 57 Geo. 3. c. 106 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 11 July 1817 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 33 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Irish Lunatic Asylums for the Poor Act 1817 was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made Ireland the first nation in the world to require a national system of publicly funded asylums (which were a major source of wealth for the economy and a large provider of jobs in many towns), before this expanded to the rest of the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It also constituted the first time that a national bureaucratic system had been established by colonial social welfare policy [1] It led to the creation of a provincial asylum in each province. [3]
The Report of the Select Committee to Consider the State of the Lunatic Poor in Ireland (1817) was the main influence toward the creation and subsequent passing of the bill. [1] [2]
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to provide for the Establishment of Asylums for the Lunatic Poor in Ireland. |
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Citation | 57 Geo. 3. c. 106 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 11 July 1817 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 33 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Irish Lunatic Asylums for the Poor Act 1817 was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made Ireland the first nation in the world to require a national system of publicly funded asylums (which were a major source of wealth for the economy and a large provider of jobs in many towns), before this expanded to the rest of the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It also constituted the first time that a national bureaucratic system had been established by colonial social welfare policy [1] It led to the creation of a provincial asylum in each province. [3]
The Report of the Select Committee to Consider the State of the Lunatic Poor in Ireland (1817) was the main influence toward the creation and subsequent passing of the bill. [1] [2]