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Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1575
1575 CHAPTER 11 18 Eliz 1
F1An Acte for Thexplanation of the Statutes entytuled againste the defeating of Dilapidations, and againste Leases to bee made of Spirituall Promotions in some Respects.X1
Editorial Information
X1Abbreviations or contractions in the original form of this Act have been expanded into modern lettering in the text set out above and below.
Textual Amendments
F1Act repealed (1.4.1978) as to incumbents by Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 (No. 4), Sch. 7
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Short title given by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), Sch. 2
C2Power to exclude Act conferred by Charities Act 1960 (c. 58), s. 23(5)(6)
C3Act excluded by Cathedrals Measure 1963 (No. 2), s. 53, Sch. 1 and Universities and College Estates Act 1964 (c. 51), s. 1
C4Act excluded (1.8.1993) by 1993 c. 10, ss. 26(5)(6), 99(1).
[I.] Evasion thereof;All Leases made by Colleges, &c. of Lands, &c. being in Lease for more than 3 Years then unexpired, &c. declared void.E+W
. . . F2 Sithens the makinge of which X2saide Estatute, dyvers of the saide Eccliasticall and Spirituall Persones and others havinge Spirituall or Ecclasticall Lyvings, have from tyme to tyme made Leases for the terme of xxj yeres or three Lyves longe before the Expiracion of the former yeres, contrary to the trewe meaninge and intente of the said Estatute: All Leases hereafter to be made by any of the said Ecclasticall Spirituall or Collegiate persons or others of any their said Ecclasticall Spirituall or Collegiate Landes Tents or Hereditaments whereof any former Lease for yeres is in beinge, not to be expired surrendred or ended within three yeres nexte after the makinge of any suche newe Lease, shalbe voyde frustrate and of none Effecte; Any Lawe Usage or Custome to the contrarye notwithstandinge.
Editorial Information
X2The “saide Estatute” means the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1571 (c. 10)
Textual Amendments
F2Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62)
II All Bonds to the contrary declared void.E+W
And all and everie Band and Covenaunte whatsoever hereafter to be made for renewinge or makinge of any Lease or Leases contrary to the trewe intente of this Acte or of the saide Acte made in the said xiij yere, shalbe utterlye voyde; Anye Lawe Statute Ordinaunce or other Thinge whatsoever to the contrarye in any wise notwithstandinge.
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Textual Amendments
F3Ss. 3, 4 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62)
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Textual Amendments
F4S. 5 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (c. 125)