The Maintenance by Relatives of Indigent Persons in Public charitable Institutions 1862 also known by its full title “An Act to provide for the Maintenance by their Relatives of indigent Persons in Public charitable Institutions”(Act no.26 Vict. No.3) details who is responsible for financially supporting people in public and charitable institutions. This included Asylums and…
The Marriage Act 1895 also known by its full title “An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Marriage” (Act no. 59Vict. No.23) provides extensive detail on the registration and conduct of marriages. This includes provisions for the marriage of people under the age of 21. This legislation was repealed by the Marriage…
The Marriage Amendment Act 1859 also known by its full title “An Act to amend the Laws relating to Marriage” (Act no.23 Vict. No.11) set out regulations on marriage. This included the age of persons to be married, where they could be married and by who. The act also lays out the requirement for permission…
The Mental Health Act 2013 also known by its full title “An Act to provide for the assessment, treatment and care of persons with mental illness, to repeal the Mental Health Act 1996, to repeal and rescind some related legislation and for related purposes”(Act no.2/2013) came into effect in 2014. The act aims to consolidate…
The Mental Health Act 1996 sets out a number of principles relating to the treatment of involuntary patients in the Mental Health System by practitioners and the wider community. The Mental Health Act 1996 was repealed and replaced by the Mental Health Act 2013 on the 17 February 2014. This legislation deals only with involuntary…
The Mental Hospitals Act 1858 with the full title ‘An Act for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of the Insane, and for the Appointment, Maintenance, and Regulation of Hospitals for the Insane’ (Act no. 22 Vict. No.23) provided extensive instruction on the management and establishment of psychiatric hospitals and the admission. This act…
The Servants and Apprentices’ Act 1852 with the full title, “An Act to repeal the Act of Council of this Island intituled an Act to consolidate the Laws relating to Apprentices and Servants and to substitute other Provision in lieu thereof” (Act no.16 Vict. No.23) repealed and replaced the Apprentices and Servants 1840 (Act no….
The Master and Servant Act 1854 with the full title ‘An Act to amend the Law relating to Masters, Servants, and Apprentices’ (Act no.18 Vict. No.8) replaced and repealed the Servants and Apprentices’ Act 1852 (16 Vict. No.23). This legislation was active until its replacement and repeal in 1856 by the Masters and Servant Act…
Apprentices and Servants 1840 is also known by its full title ‘An Act to consolidate the Laws relating to Apprentices and Servants'(Act no. 4 Vict. No.12). This act was developed to alleviate uncertainty regarding the administration of justice between masters, servants and apprentices in an environment extremely different from the United Kingdom. A similar piece…
The Master and Servant Act 1856 has the full title ‘An Act to amend the Law relating to Masters, Servants, and Apprentices ‘(Act no.19 Vict. No.28). This legislation covers regulation around the abandonment or misconduct of apprentices, and the misconduct of employers towards apprentices. It also stipulates the power of parents, guardians or Justices to…
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