{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1908/section-45",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1908/section-45.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/8/48",
  "legislation_title": "Post Office Act 1908",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1908",
  "path": "section/45",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Holding of lands by Postmaster-General",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of acquiring and holding land the Postmaster-General for the time being shall continue to be a corporation sole by the name of His Majesty's Postmaster-General, and by that name shall have perpetual succession and an official seal.\n(2) All land vested in the Postmaster-General shall be held in trust for His Majesty for the purpose of the Post Office.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/8/48/section/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:21:11.523677+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}