Medical Act 1876

Medical Act 1876 ^[1]

Act of Parliament
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
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Medical Act 1876 ^[1] (39 & 40 Vict. c. 41) or the Enabling Act 1876 was an act which repealed the previous Medical Act in the United Kingdom and allowed all British medical authorities to license all qualified applicants whatever their gender.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 royal 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]

• Medical Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 90)
• Medical Act 1859 (22 Vict. c. 21)
• Medical Acts Amendment Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 7)
• Medical Practitioners Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 40)
• Medical Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c. 48)

References

1. 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. 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