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Section 22 Power to grant Leases for 99 Years for Purposes of Improvement, without Fine.

It shall be lawful for the Duke of Cornwall, by Deed under the Seal of the Duchy of Cornwall, to demise any Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments for the Time being, Parcel of the Possessions of the said Duchy, for any Term of Years . . . F1 . . . F2 with a view to the Improvement thereof by the Erection of new Buildings or the Repair of existing Buildings thereon, or in the Case of open or unimproved or waste Lands, by the Inclosure or Cultivation thereof, or otherwise, so as that upon every such Demise there shall be reserved a fair annual Rent . . . F3, without taking any Fine or Consideration in the Nature of a Fine for the granting thereof, and so that in every such Demise there shall be contained a Covenant on the Part of the Lessee for the Execution or Performance of the particular Improvements in consideration of which such Demise shall be granted.

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Textual amendments

F1

Words repealed by Duchy of Cornwall Management Act 1893 (c. 20), s. 1

F2

Words repealed by Duchy of Cornwall Management Act 1982 (c. 47, SIF 29:10), s. 5(b)

F3

Words repealed by Duchy of Cornwall Management Act 1982 (c. 47, SIF 29:10), s. 5(b)