# Ecclesiastical Leasing Act 1842 (repealed) 5 & 6 Vict. c. 108 · enacted 12 August 1842 · revised to 1 July 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-leasing-act-1842-repealed/pdf/ukpga_18420108_en.pdf ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Ecclesiastical corporations, aggregate or sole, (with certain exceptions,) empowered to grant building leases, under certain restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Power to reserve increased rent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Land may be appropriated for streets, yards, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Ecclesiastical corporations may lease running water, and water-leaves and wayleaves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Power to confirm leases voidable for informality, and to accept surrenders and grant new leases or apportioned leases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Mining leases may be granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Execution of a lease by the necessary consenting parties to be evidence that the requisites of this Act have been complied with. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Act not to restrain existing powers of leasing, except that after a lease under this Act the land shall not be leased except at rack rent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 House of residence, garden, &c. not to be leased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Improved value of Episcopal Estates to be paid to Commissioners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Improved value of chapter property above a certain amount to be paid to Commissioners 4 & 5 Vict. c. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12, 13 Improved value of archdeaconries may be paid to ecclesiastical commissioners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Portion of improved value under mining leases to be paid to [Church Commissioners]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Powers of 3 & 4 Vict. c. 113. extended to this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Leases under this Act may be made on the surrender of the existing leases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Not necessary to surrender under-leases before the grant of a lease under this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 As to dilapidations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Consents requisite to the validity of leases granted under this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Consenting parties to be parties to the deeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 How consent of patron to be testified where patronage in the crown; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 How where patronage is attached to the duchy of Cornwall; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 How where patron or lord of manor is an incapacitated person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Persons entitled to present on vacancy shall be considered the patron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Same party may consent in more than one character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Corporations aggregate to act by their common seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Act to extend to lands held in trust for corporations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Lease to be void if any fine or premium be paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Interpretation of Act; “Person.” “Lands.” “Houses.” “Benefice.” Number. Gender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Act to extend only to England and Wales, Isle of Man, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/5-6/108 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-leasing-act-1842-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.