Public Libraries Act 1855

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

Public Libraries Act 1855[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn 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.
Citation18 & 19 Vict. c. 70
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent30 July 1855

The provisions were:[2]

  • to extend the right to adopt public library legislation beyond municipal boroughs to parish vestries
  • to reduce the population requirement from 10,000 to 5,000
  • to allow parishes to group together to meet the population requirement
  • to explicitly include the Metropolis
  • to allow adoption if a two thirds majority were in favour at a public meeting

References

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  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