Wormwood Scrubs Act 1879
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to provide for the user and regulation of certain Lands at Wormwood Scrubs. |
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| Citation | 42 & 43 Vict. c. clx |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 July 1879 |
| Commencement | 21 July 1879 |
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Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Wormwood Scrubs Act 1879 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Wormwood Scrubs Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. clx) is a local act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that laid down the conditions under which Wormwood Scrubs in west London was to be owned by the British Army. The act vested the land to the Metropolitan Board of Works, to be maintained as a place of public recreation, subject to the rights of use by the military.