The Public Libraries Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 70) amended the Public Libraries Act 1850.
The provisions were:[2]
- 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
- ^ This short title was conferred on this act by section 2 of this act.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 33 - The Wellesley College Library to Zoological Literature: A Review
