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Settled Land Acts

The Settled Land Acts were a series of English land law enactments concerning the limits of creating a settlement, a conveyancing device used by a property owner who wants to ensure that provision of future generations of his family.

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Amended by
Settled Land Act 1884 · Settled Land Acts (Amendment) Act 1887 · Settled Land Act 1889 · Improvement of Land Act 1899 · Law of Property Act 1922
Amends
Powers of Trustees, Mortgagees, etc. Act 1860 · Improvement of Land Act 1864 · Settled Estates Act 1877
Citation
45 & 46 Vict. c. 38
Commencement
1 January 1883[c]
Long title
An Act for facilitating sales, leases, and other dispositions of settled land, and for promoting the execution of improvements thereon.
Repealed
Scotland: 28 November 2004[d]

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Overview

Two main types of settlement

Strict settlements as limited freehold estates

Disadvantages of strict settlements

Legislation

Where powers conferred do not apply

Controls

Specific powers

Trustees of the settlement

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Settled Land Acts

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related to Legislation · 19
Settled Land Acts → AC, Act, Ailesbury, Amendment, Appointment, Bruce, Geo, Incumbered Estates, Ireland, Land, Law, Lord Halsbury, Mining Leases Act, Property Act, Settled Land Act, The, Trustees Act, Trusts, Vict
Amended by · 11
Settled Land Acts → Improvement of Land Act 1899, Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924, Law of Property Act 1922, Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, Settled Land Act 1884, Settled Land Act 1889, Settled Land Act 1925, Settled Land Acts (Amendment) Act 1887, Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, Trustee Act (Northern Ireland) 2001
related to Collective title · 5
Settled Land Acts → Act, Amendment, The Settled Land Act, The Settled Land Acts, Vict
related to To mortgage · 4
Settled Land Acts → Any, Even, The Settled Land Acts, Under
Amends · 3
Settled Land Acts → Improvement of Land Act 1864, Powers of Trustees, Mortgagees, etc. Act 1860, Settled Estates Act 1877
Territorial extent · 2
Settled Land Acts → England and Wales, Ireland
Citation · 1
Settled Land Acts → 45 & 46 Vict. c. 38
Commencement · 1
Settled Land Acts → 1 January 1883[c]
Long title · 1
Settled Land Acts → An Act for facilitating sales, leases, and other dispositions of settled land, and for promoting the execution of improvements thereon.
Repealed · 1
Settled Land Acts → Scotland: 28 November 2004[d]

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Settled Land ActsAmended bySettled Land Acts (Amendment) Act 18871.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended bySettled Land Act 18891.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended byImprovement of Land Act 18991.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended byLaw of Property Act 19221.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended byLaw of Property (Amendment) Act 19241.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended bySettled Land Act 19251.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended byJudicature (Northern Ireland) Act 19781.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended byRoads (Scotland) Act 19841.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 19931.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmended byTrustee Act (Northern Ireland) 20011.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmendsPowers of Trustees, Mortgagees, etc. Act 18601.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmendsImprovement of Land Act 18641.00infobox
Settled Land ActsAmendsSettled Estates Act 18771.00infobox
Settled Land ActsCitation45 & 46 Vict. c. 381.00infobox
Settled Land ActsCommencement1 January 1883[c]1.00infobox
Settled Land ActsLong titleAn Act for facilitating sales, leases, and other dispositions of settled land, and for promoting the execution of improvements thereon.1.00infobox
Settled Land ActsRepealedScotland: 28 November 2004[d]1.00infobox
Settled Land ActsRepealed byScotland: Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 20001.00infobox
Settled Land ActsRoyal assent10 August 18821.00infobox
Settled Land ActsTerritorial extentEngland and Wales1.00infobox
Settled Land ActsTerritorial extentIreland1.00infobox

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