Military Lands Act 1897
60 & 61 Vict. c. 6 · Enacted 8 April 1897 · Extends to United Kingdom
An Act to amend the Military Lands Act, 1892.
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Modifications
- C1
Act amended by Military Lands Act 1900 (c. 56), s. 1(2)
- C2
All volunteer corps transferred to Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army and now known as Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve): Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (c. 9), ss. 6, 29(1), Orders in Council under s. 29(1); Territorial Army and Army Volunteer Reserve now known as Territorial Army by Reserve Forces Act 1982 (c. 14, SIF 7:2), s. 1
- C3
The provisions of this Act as to the acquisition of land by or on behalf of volunteer corps applied with modifications to County Associations (now known as Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Associations) by Territorial Army (Military Lands) Regulations 1964: and Orders by Defence Council thereunder
- C4
Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
Contents
1Amendment of law as to borrowing powers.
The powers of a volunteer corps to borrow . . . . F1 shall extend to the borrowing . . . . of such money as may be required for the purchase, erection, construction, alteration, or enlargement of any building or permanent work for the purposes of a volunteer corps, or for the repayment of a loan raised for any such purpose.
2Short title and construction.
This Act shall be construed as part of the M1Military Lands Act, 1892, and may be cited as the Military Lands Act, 1897, and the Military Lands Act, 1892, and this Act may be cited together as the Military Lands Acts, 1892 and 1897.