Public Libraries Act 1855
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
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The Public Libraries Act 1855 amended the Public Libraries Act 1850.
The provisions were:[1]
- to extend the right to adopt public library legislation beyond municipal boroughs to parish vestries
- to reduce the population requirement from 10,000 to 5,000
- to allow parishes to group together to meet the population requirement
- to explicitly include The Metropolis
- to allow adoption if a two thirds majority were in favour at a public meeting
References
- ^ Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 33 - The Wellesley College Library to Zoological Literature: A Review