The Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1571 (13 Eliz. 1. c. 10) was an Act of the Parliament of England.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Acte against Fraudes, defeating Remedies for Dilapidations, &c.[2] |
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| Citation | 13 Eliz. 1. c. 10 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 May 1571 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1888 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1571 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Act provided that conveyances of estates by the masters, fellows, any college dean to anyone for anything other than a term of 21 years, or three lives (meaning three particular lives, such as to a person and then two of his heirs), ‘shall be utterly void’. The Act was fought over in the Earl of Oxford's case (1615) which decided the precedence between the two main branches of the non-criminal law, which had mainly separate courts until the late 19th century.
What little remained in effect was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 1 of Part II of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998.
References
edit- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
External links
edit- The Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1571, as amended, from Legislation.gov.uk.
- The Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1571, revised as of 1 February 1991, from Legislation.gov.uk.
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