Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to amend the law relating to the property of married women. |
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Citation | 33 & 34 Vict. c. 93 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 9 August 1870 |
Repealed | 1 January 1883[2] |
Other legislation | |
Amended by | Married Women's Property Act 1870 Amendment Act 1874 |
Repealed by | Married Women's Property Act 1882 |
Relates to | Married Women's Property (Scotland) Act 1881 |
Status: Repealed |
The Married Women's Property Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 93) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that allowed married women to be the legal owners of the money they earned and to inherit property.