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Law of Property Amendment Act 1859

22 & 23 Vict. c. 35 · Enacted 13 August 1859 · Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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An Act to further amend the Law of Property, and to relieve Trustees.

[13th August 1859]C1C2

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Modifications

C1

Short title “The Law of Property Amendment Act 1859” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2

Words of enactment repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)

Contents

  1. 1—3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  2. 4—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 10—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 14—18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. Inheritance
  7. 19Descent how to be traced.
  8. 20Preceding section incorporated with 3 & 4 Will. 4 c. 106.
  9. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 27—29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 30, 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. Extent of Act
  19. 33Act not to extend to Scotland.

1—3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

4—9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

10—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

14—18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

19Descent how to be traced.

Where there shall be a total failure of heirs of the purchaser, or where any land shall be descendible as if an ancestor had been the purchaser thereof, and there shall be a total failure of the heirs of such ancestor, then and in every such case the land shall descend and the descent shall thenceforth be traced from the person last entitled to the land as if he had been the purchaser thereof.

20Preceding section incorporated with 3 & 4 Will. 4 c. 106.

The last preceding section shall be read as part of the M1Inheritance Act, 1833.

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27—29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

30, 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

33Act not to extend to Scotland.

This Act shall not extend to Scotland.