The Lunacy Act 1845 or the Lunatics Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 100) and the County Asylums Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 126) formed mental health law in England...

The Commissioners in Lunacy or Lunacy Commission were a public body established by the Lunacy Act 1845 to oversee asylums and the welfare of mentally...

The Lunacy Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 5) formed the basis of mental health law in England and Wales from 1890 until 1959. It placed an obligation on local...

Lunacy Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to mental illness. The Lunacy Act 1845 (8 &...

as including barristers in addition to doctors. The Lunacy Act 1845 and the County Asylums Act 1845 together gave mental hospitals or "asylums" the authority...

103. Retrieved 30 June 2010. "Mental Health (History) Dictionary". studymore.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2010. Notes Covered under the Lunacy Act 1845...

The Commissioners in Lunacy for Ireland or Lunacy Commission for Ireland were a public body established by the Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 to oversee asylums...

after the person. The act applied to England and Wales. An equivalent piece of legislation the Mental Deficiency and Lunacy Act (Scotland) 1913 covered...

newly appointed Commissioners in Lunacy were empowered to license and supervise private asylums. The Lunacy Act 1845 was an important landmark in the...

newly appointed Commissioners in Lunacy were empowered to license and supervise private asylums. The Lunacy Act 1845 made the construction of asylums...

newly appointed Commissioners in Lunacy were empowered to license and supervise private asylums. The Lunacy Act 1845 was a landmark in the treatment of...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to England and Wales. Its primary purpose is to provide...

newly appointed Commissioners in Lunacy were empowered to license and supervise private asylums. The Lunacy Act 1845 was an important landmark in the...

The Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 formed the basis of mental health law in Ireland from 1821 until 2015. Prior to the Lunacy (Ireland) Act, there had been...

hold the lands) the actual lunacy or idiocy was determined by a jury, not by an individual judge. Under the Lunacy Act 1845 the lord chancellor had a right...

The Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 71) formed mental health law in Scotland from 1857 until 1913. Prior to the Lunacy (Scotland) Act, lunacy...

Dodsley, 1778. Second edition. Roberts, Andrew. The Lunacy Commission Section 2: The 1774 Madhouses Act: 14 George 2, chapter 26. A summary and analysis...

Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Tāufaʻāhau (King George Tupou I). Lunacy Act 1845 passes through Parliament. Texas annexed by the United States and becomes...

early 19th century with a large state-led effort. In England, the Lunacy Act 1845 was an important landmark in the treatment of the mentally ill, as...

Pennsylvania. 1845 The Lunacy Act 1845 and the County Asylums Act 1845 were passed in England and Wales, leading to the setting up of the Lunacy Commission...

Madhouses Act 1774 Lunacy Act 1845 Idiots Act 1886 Mental Deficiency Act 1913 Mental Deficiency Act 1927 Mental Treatment Act 1930 Mental Health Act 1959 Mental...

Mental Health Act 1983 to ensure treatment rather than punishment in appropriate cases. Thus, when the actus reus (Latin for "guilty act") of death is...

County Asylums Act 1808 (48 Geo. 3. c. 96) formed mental health law in England and Wales from 1808 to 1845. Notably, the Asylums Act established public...

Mental Health Act 2007 (c 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amended the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It...

Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland or Lunacy Commission for Scotland were a public body established by the Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1857 to oversee asylums...

The Lunacy (Vacating of Seats) Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c. 16) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided a mechanism for a Member...

Short Titles Act 1896. The fifth session of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, which met from 4 February 1845 until 9 August 1845. Stamp Duties...

hospitals sharing the same facilities and staff pool. The Lunacy Act 1845 and County Asylums Act 1845 mandated that all rate-levying authorities must provide...

be removed from workhouses and prisons. The Lunacy Act 1845 established the Board of Commissioners in Lunacy. Justices were required to build lunatic asylums...

commissioner of lunacy—an appointment annually renewed until his election as one of the Commissioners in Lunacy constituted by the Lunacy Act 1845. He resigned...