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Temporary Relief Act 1847
Act of Parliament
Long title An Act for the temporary Relief of destitute Persons in Ireland.
Citation 10 & 11 Vict. c. 7
Dates
Royal assent 23 February 1847
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Temporary Relief Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 7) also known as the Soup Kitchen Act was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in February 1847.

The Act allowed the establishment of soup kitchens in Ireland to relieve pressure from the overstretched Poor Law system, which could not adequately feed people suffering from the Great famine.

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