The Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882 was an Act of Parliament in Britain which gave the
Local Government Board
The Local Government Board (LGB) was a British Government supervisory body overseeing local administration in England and Wales from 1871 to 1919.
The LGB was created by the Local Government Board Act 1871 (C. 70) and took over the public health a ...
increased powers relating to dissolving and creating
poor law unions.
It followed the similar Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1876 (''
39 & 40 Vict.'')
.
See also
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References
{{Poor Law
Poor Law in Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1882