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Guardians and Directors and about attendance at meetings; neglectful churchwardens and overseers to be summoned to attend meetings of Directors and acting Guardians (sections 11 to 17) (e) because the workhouse was inconveniently situated for some parishes, the churchwardens and overseers of individual parishes were empowered to use rate moneys to provide relief for the poor of their parishes (sections 18 and 19) (f) expenses of workhouse to be met by each parish in proportion to the number of workhouse inmates coming from that parish; rates to be levied and collected on that basis; calculations of such expenses to be made weekly (sections 20 and 21) (g) clothing of workhouse inmates to be paid for out of the rates; all costs of running the workhouse, including repairs and salaries, to be met by each parish in proportion to the number of workhouse inmates coming from that parish, the rates for this being calculated each year on the basis of the previous four years’ expenses (sections 22 and 23) (h) continuation of provisions of 1775 Act whereby the poor rates were charged as security for moneys borrowed; certain poor rate payments to continue to be levied until capital and interest on loans were repaid (sections 24 and 25) (i) authorised the parish of East Dereham with Dillington to be exempted from the provisions of the 1775 Act and this Act and to make its own arrangements for the poor of that parish; that parish to sever its connection with the workhouse established under the 1775 Act; consequential financial provisions (sections 26 to 31) (j) saving provisions for creditors; 1775 Act and this Act to be construed as one (sections 32 and 33). 8. The workhouse was built at Chapel Farm in Gressenhall in 1777 at a cost of £16,242. The workhouse buildings were altered in the mid-1830s to meet the demands of the new poor law. In 1930 responsibility for the buildings (re-named as the Gressenhall <strong>Poor</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Institution passed to Norfolk County Council. After 1948 the buildings were used to provide accommodation for old people and homeless families. In 1975 the entire site was transferred to the Norfolk Museums Service. Since 1977 the Gressenhall workhouse has been used as a museum. 44
9. The 1775 and 1801 Acts have long been obsolete. They date back to an age when relief for the poor, and the money to pay for this, was organised on a parish basis. As indicated in the accompanying background note, the system of parish-run poor relief was abolished by the Local Government Act 1929. The poor law system was itself finally abolished by the National Assistance Act 1948. The finance for providing the income and other support previously provided by the parish is today drawn either from funds provided by central government or raised by local government from local taxation. 10. Accordingly the 1775 and 1801 Acts are obsolete and may now be repealed on that basis. Extent 11. The provisions proposed for repeal had no effect outside Norfolk. Consultation 12. HM Treasury, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Work and Pensions, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, Breckland District Council and the Local Government Association have been consulted about these repeal proposals. (32-195-455) LAW/005/018/06 July 2009 45
Page 1 and 2: Statute Law Repeals: Consultation P
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Consultation 9. HM Treasury, the De
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(d) inhabitants of parish to appoin
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orrowed to be used for furnishing t
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from funds provided by central gove
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(d) all byelaws made under the auth
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8. A workhouse was built in 1767 in
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Committees; Directors to meet their
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7. Accordingly the 1813 Act is obso
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(d) power to rectify errors in any
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(b) establishment of a corporation
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the House of Industry in the same p
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officers as if they were overseers;
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Extent 8. The provisions proposed f
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let out for employment as servants
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Justices of the Peace to act on the
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from funds provided by central gove
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(b) the poor in the house of indust
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industry, to furnish it and to keep
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Consultation 9. HM Treasury, the De
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acting if not duly qualified; Justi
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(s) churchwardens and overseers and
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(k) penalty for stealing or receivi
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7. Accordingly the 1833 Act is obso
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(e) provisions about summonses and
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5. Section 1 of the 1868 Act set ou
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Tunstead and Happing Incorporated H
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Ulverstone Union (Parish of Dalton)
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which have already been repealed. I
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Parish of Boldre Order 10. This Ord
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Consultation 10. HM Treasury, the D
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Parish of St Mary Abbotts, Kensingt
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Parish of St James, Westminster Ord
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