Public Libraries Act 1855

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Public Libraries Act 1855 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act for further promoting the Establishment of Free Public Libraries in Municipal Towns, and for extending it to Towns governed under Local Improvement Acts, and to Parishes.
Citation 18 & 19 Vict. c. 70
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 30 July 1855
Other legislation
Amended by

The Public Libraries Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 70) amended the Public Libraries Act 1850.

The provisions were: [2]

References

  1. This short title was conferred on this act by section 2 of this act.
  2. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 33 - The Wellesley College Library to Zoological Literature: A Review