# Edinburgh University (Transfer of Patronage) Act 1897, Section 1: Transfer of presentation to professorships.


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The right of presentation to the Professorship of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . be exercised by the curators of the said University appointed under the provisions of section thirteen of the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858; and the right of presentation to the Professorship of Botany in the said University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . be exercised by Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, in right of Her Crown.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/60-61/13/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/edinburgh-university-transfer-of-patronage-act-1897/section-1
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