# Duchy Of Lancaster Lands Act 1855, Section I: Chancellor and Council of Duchy of Lancaster enabled to sell and convey Land.


The Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster for the Time being may from Time to Time contract and agree with any Person or Persons, or Body or Bodies Politic, Corporate, or Collegiate, for the Sale of and may absolutely make Sale and dispose of, for such Sum or Sums of Money as to the said Chancellor and Council shall appear a sufficient Consideration for the same, any Land belonging to Her said Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors, in right of the said Duchy, which in the Judgment of the said Chancellor and Council shall not be deemed convenient to be held with other Possessions of the said Duchy; and upon Payment of the Purchase Monies as hereinafter provided the said Chancellor and Council may grant and assure to the Purchaser or Purchasers, under the Seal of the said Duchy, in the Name of Her Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors, the Land agreed to be sold; and every such Grant or Assurance may be according to the Form marked X. set forth in the Schedule to this Act annexed, or in any other Form which may be deemed more convenient; and every such Grant or Assurance, being enrolled in the Court of the Duchy Chamber of Lancaster within Six Calendar Months from the Date thereof, shall be valid and sufficient to pass all the Right and Interest of Her said Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors, in and to the Land to which such Grant or Assurance shall relate, anything contained in the Crown Lands Act 1702, or in any other Act, to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/18-19/58/section/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/duchy-of-lancaster-lands-act-1855/section-I
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