Section 11 Power to lease land held for public purposes.C1

England and Wales

(1)

Any person, body of persons, or authority holding land for ecclesiastical or public purposes may lease any such land to a Secretary of State or to a volunteer corps for military purposes for any term not exceeding twenty-one years, subject to the following provisions:

(a)

An ecclesiastical corporation sole below the dignity of a bishop shall not grant any such lease without the consent in writing of the bishop to whose jurisdiction he is subject, and of the patron of the preferment to which the land belongs, or the guardians or trustees of such patron:

(b)

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(c)

Where the land is vested in any trustees, commissioners, or other body of persons, a majority of a meeting of such trustees, commissioners, or other body of persons duly convened may grant a lease under this section and execute any instrument for that purpose:

(d)

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(2)

A lease under this section shall cease to have effect if the land ceases to be used for military purposes.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 11(1)(b)(d) repealed by Local Government Act 1933 (c. 51), s. 307, Sch. 11 Pt. IV and London Government Act 1939 (c. 40), s. 207, Sch. 8

Modifications

C1: S. 11 applied by Military Lands Act 1903 (c. 47), s. 1(3)