War Office Act 1870

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| short_title = War Office Act 1870

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| parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom

| long_title = An Act for making further provision relating to the Management of certain Departments of the War Office.

| year = 1870

| citation = 33 & 34 Vict. c. 17

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| royal_assent = 20 June 1870

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The War Office Act 1870This short title was conferred on this Act by [https://books.google.com/books?id=tlZDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA183 section 1] of this Act. (33 & 34 Vict. c. 17) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. One of the Cardwell Reforms, it was passed to allow the War Office to be reorganised. All of the various sections of the War Department were brought together in one building, and the Horse Guards were placed under the jurisdiction of the War Office.[http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/h_army_reform Worcestershire Regiment (29th/36th of Foot)]

The three departments the Act created were the Commander-In-Chief, the Surveyor-General and the Financial Secretary.