Poor Act 1555

The Poor Act 1555 (2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of England passed by Queen Mary I. It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws.

Poor Act 1555

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the Relief of the Poor.
Citation	2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 5
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	9 December 1555
Commencement	21 October 1555[a]
Repealed	28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amends	Vagabonds Act 1530 Vagabonds Act 1549 Poor Act 1551
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1863
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The act extended the Poor Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 2) and added a provision that licensed beggars must wear badges. The provision requiring badges was added to shame local community members into donating more alms to their parish for poor relief.^[1]

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).

Notes

1. Start of session