Medical Act 1860
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Medical Act (1858). |
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| Citation | 23 & 24 Vict. c. 66 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 August 1860 |
| Commencement | [b] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
Status: Partially repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Medical Act 1860 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Medical Act 1860[a] (23 & 24 Vict. c. 66) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended laws relating to the medical profession in the United Kingdom .[1]
Provisions
Section 5 repealed so much of the Physicians Act 1523 (14 & 15 Hen. 8. c. 5) "as relates to the Elects of the said Royal College of Physicians of London, and their Powers and Functions".[2]
Subsequent developments
Section 1, and section 5, the words from " but this repeal " to " letters testimonial " and the words from " and the office " onwards, were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973, which came into force on 18 July 1973.[3]
In section 2 of the act, the words from "and any such new charter", where first occurring, onwards were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part VIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986, which came into force on 2 May 1986.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ↑ "Medical Act 1860 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Medical Act 1860", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/23-24 c. 66
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 39
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1986 c. 12
External links
- Text of the Medical Act 1860 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Medical Act 1860 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.