The Medical Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict c 41) was an act which repealed the previous Medical Act in the United Kingdom and allowed all British medical authorities to license all qualified applicants whatever their gender. It was introduced by Parliament member

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. The Act obtained the queen's assent and became law despite

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's strong private objections to women's medical training. The Medical Acts was the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the Medical Act 1876 as well as the following Acts:The

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, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *

Medical Act 1858 The Medical Act (21 & 22 Vict c 90), ''An Act to Regulate the Qualifications of Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery'', also referred to as the Medical Act 1858, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the General Medical ...

(21 & 22 Vict c 90) *

Medical Act 1859 Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

(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

{{Reflist Medical regulation in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1876