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Married Women's Property Act 1893

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Married Women's Property Act 1893
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend the Married Women's Property Act, 1882.
Citation56 & 57 Vict. c. 63
Dates
Royal assent5 December 1893
Other legislation
AmendsMarried Women's Property Act 1882
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Married Women's Property Act 1893 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Married Women's Property Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 63) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women. It completed the Married Women's Property Act 1882 by granting married women the same property rights equal to unmarried women.

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References

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  • "The Married Women's Property Acts (UK, 1870, 1882 and 1893)". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011.