The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597 was a piece of poor-law legislation in England and Wales. It provided the first complete code of poor relief and was later amended by the Poor Relief Act 1601, which formed the basis of poor relief for the next two centuries.

Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the Relief of the Poor.
Citation39 Eliz. 1. c. 3
Dates
Royal assent9 February 1598
Commencement24 October 1597
Repealed28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amended byPoor Relief Act 1601
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863
Status: Repealed

The Act established overseers of the poor.[1]

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