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Vestries Act 1850

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to prevent the holding of Vestry or other Meetings in Churches, and for regulating the Appointment of Vestry Clerks.
Citation	13 & 14 Vict. c. 57
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1875
Repealed by	London Government Order 1965 (SI 1965/654)
Status: Repealed

The Vestries Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 57), "An Act to prevent the holding of Vestry or other Meetings in Churches, and for regulating the Appointment of Vestry Clerks", was legislation to regulate the local government of parishes in England and Wales.

The vestry of a parish could resolve to request the Poor Law Board (later updated to Local Government Board) to order provision of suitable accommodation within a year of the order so that vestry meetings could take place outside of the parish church. A paid vestry clerk could be appointed using a similar mechanism.

The act was repealed by the London Government Order 1965, made pursuant to the London Government Act 1963.

References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. The Handy Book of Parish Law, William Andrews Holdsworth, Cambridge University Press, (1872)
3. "The London Government Order 1965". Legislation.gov.uk. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

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