Introductory text
An Act to facilitate the purchase of common, commonable, and other rights by the principal officers of Her Majesty’s Ordnance.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Short title “The Defence Act 1854” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
- C2
Act applied with modifications by Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945 (c. 43), ss. 32, 33, Sch., Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958 (c. 30), s. 13, Sch. 2 para. 13 and S.I. 1965/1536
- C3
Functions of H.M. Ordnance now exercisable by Secretary of State for Defence: Ordnance Board Transfer Act 1855 (c. 117) and S.I. 1964/488
- C4
Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)
- C5
Words of enactment repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)
- C6
Defence Act 1842 (c. 94) cited or referred to by its short title under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14), s. 3
- C7
Power to apply Act with modifications conferred by Supply Powers Act 1975 (c. 9, SIF 57), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I