Lunacy Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to mental illness.

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*The Lunacy Act 1845 The Lunacy (Scotland) Acts 1857 to 1887 was the collective title of the following Acts: *The Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 71) *The Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict c 54) *The Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1868 (29 & 30 Vict c 51) *The Criminal and Dangerous Lunatics (Scotland) Amendment Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 55) *The

Lunacy Districts (Scotland) Act 1887 Lunacy may refer to: * Lunacy, the condition suffered by a lunatic, now used only informally * ''Lunacy'' (film), a 2005 Jan Švankmajer film * ''Lunacy'' (video game), a video game for the Sega Saturn video game console * Luna Sea, a Japanese ...

(50 & 51 Vict c 39) The Lunacy (Ireland) Acts 1821 to 1890 was the collective title of the following Acts:The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The

Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 The Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 formed the basis of mental health law in Ireland from 1821 until 2015. Background Prior to the Lunacy (Ireland) Act, there had been only limited progress with establishing specialist accommodation for the mentally ...

(1 & 2 Geo 4 c 33) *The Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1826 (7 Geo 4 c 14) *The Criminal Lunatics (Ireland) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict c 27) *The

Private Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act 1842 Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

(5 & 6 Vict c 123) *The Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict c 107) *The

Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act 1846 Lunatic is an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck". History The te ...

(9 & 10 Vict c 115) *The

Trustee Act 1850 Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility to ...

(13 & 14 Vict c 60) *The

Trustee Act 1852 Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility to ...

(15 & 16 Vict c 55) *The

Lunatic Asylums Repayment of Advances (Ireland) Act 1855 Lunatic is an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck". History The te ...

(18 & 19 Vict c 109) *The

Lunatic Asylums Superannuations (Ireland) Act 1856 Lunatic is an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck". History The te ...

(19 & 20 Vict c 99) *The

Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1867 Lunacy may refer to: * Lunacy, the condition suffered by a lunatic, now used only informally * ''Lunacy'' (film), a 2005 Jan Švankmajer film * ''Lunacy'' (video game), a video game for the Sega Saturn video game console * Luna Sea, a Japanese ...

(30 & 31 Vict c 118) *The

Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Accounts Audit Act 1868 Lunatic is an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck". History The te ...

(31 & 32 Vict c 97) *The

Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 Lunacy may refer to: * Lunacy, the condition suffered by a lunatic, now used only informally * ''Lunacy'' (film), a 2005 Jan Švankmajer film * ''Lunacy'' (video game), a video game for the Sega Saturn video game console * Luna Sea, a Japanese ...

(34 & 35 Vict c 22) *The

Private Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act 1874 Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

(37 & 38 Vict c 74) *The

Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act 1875 Lunatic is an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck". History The te ...

(38 & 39 Vict c 67) *The Lunactic Asylums Loans (Ireland) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict c 24) *The

Pauper Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Superannuation Act 1890 Pauperism (Lat. ''pauper'', poor) is poverty or generally the state of being poor, or particularly the condition of being a "pauper", i.e. receiving relief administered under the English Poor Laws. From this, pauperism can also be more generally ...

(53 & 54 Vict c 31)

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