Municipal Corporations Act 1835
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The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales. The legislation was part of the reform programme of the Whigs and followed the Reform Act 1832, which had abolished most of the rotten boroughs for parliamentary purposes.
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Long title | An Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales. |
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Citation | 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 9 September 1835 |
Commencement | 1 January 1836 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Municipal Corporations Act 1882 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
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