Vagabonds Act 1547

Vagabonds Act 1547
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the punishment of Vagabonds, and for the Relief of the poor and impotent Persons.
Citation1 Edw. 6. c. 3
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent24 December 1547
Commencement4 November 1547
Repealed28 July 1863
Other legislation
Amended byVagabonds Act 1549
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Vagabonds Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 3), also known as the Vagrancy Act 1547, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed by King Edward VI and his Lord Protector, Edward Seymour.