| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 30 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 April 1697 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Poor Act 1697 |
| Repealed by | Poor Law Act 1927 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for explaining an Act made the last Session of Parliament, entituled, "An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdome." |
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| Citation | 9 Will. 3. c. 11 (Ruffhead: 9 & 10 Will. 3. c. 11) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 April 1698 |
| Repealed | 15 July 1867 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Relief of the Poor Act 1696 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1867 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Relief of the Poor Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 30), formally titled An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this Kingdom, was a 1697 welfare statute, operating within the framework of the Poor Relief Act 1601. This act is perhaps best remembered for its expansion of the requirement that welfare recipients be marked to indicate their status, in this case by wearing a prominent badge.