Medical Act 1876

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Medical Act 1876 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to remove Restrictions on the granting of Qualifications for Registration under the Medical Act on the ground of Sex.
Citation 39 & 40 Vict. c. 41
Dates
Royal assent 11 August 1876
Commencement 11 August 1876
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Medical Act 1876 [1] (39 & 40 Vict. c. 41) was an act which repealed the previous Medical Act in the United Kingdom and allowed all British medical authorities to license all qualified applicants whatever their gender. [2] [3] [4] It was introduced by Member of Parliament Russell Gurney. [5] The Act obtained the queen's assent and became law despite Queen Victoria's strong private objections to women's medical training. [3]

The Medical Acts was the collective title of the Medical Act 1876 as well as the following Acts: [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule.  Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ↑ British Medical Journal. British Medical Association. 1908. pp. 1079–.
  3. 1 2 John A. Wagner Ph.D. (25 February 2014). Voices of Victorian England: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life. ABC-CLIO. pp. 211–. ISBN   978-0-313-38689-3.
  4. ↑ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1892). Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command. H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 40–.
  5. ↑ "BREAKING THE MOULD - Matt Elsom - Medical Women's Federation". Medicalwomensfederation.org.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. ↑ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
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