# Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908, Section 19: Restriction on charitable and other companies holding land.


A company formed for the purpose of promoting art, science, religion, charity, or any other like object, not involving the acquisition of gain by the company or by its individual members, shall not, without the licence of the Board of Trade, hold more than two acres of land ; but the Board may by licence empower any such company to hold lands in such quantity, and subject to such conditions, as the Board think fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/8/69/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-consolidation-act-1908/section-19
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