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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Settled Land Act 1925 (c. 18)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Settled Land Act 1925

1925 CHAPTER 18 15_and_16_Geo_5

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    General Preliminary Provisions

    1. Settlements and Settled Land

      1. 1. What constitutes a settlement

      2. 2. What is settled land

      3. 3. Duration of settlements

      4. 4. Authorised method of settling land inter vivos

      5. 5. Contents of vesting deeds

      6. 6. Procedure in the case of settlements by will

      7. 7. Procedure on change of ownership

      8. 8. Mode and costs of conveyance, and saving of rights of personal representatives and equitable chargees

      9. 9. Procedure in the case of settlements and of instruments deemed to be trust instruments

      10. 10. Procedure on acquisition of land to be made subject to a settlement

      11. 11. As to contracts for the settlement of land

      12. 12. Power to make vesting orders as to settled land

      13. 13. Dispositions not to take effect until vesting instrument is made

      14. 14. Forfeiture and stamps

      15. 15. Examples of instruments

    2. Enforcement of Equitable Interests and Powers against Estate Owner and discharge on termination of Settlement

      1. 16. Enforcement of equitable interests and powers against estate owner

      2. 17. Deed of discharge on termination of settlement

    3. Restrictions on dispositions of Settled Land where Trustees have not been Discharged

      1. 18. Restrictions on dispositions of settled land where trustees have not been discharged

    4. Tenants for Life and Persons with Powers of Tenant for Life

      1. 19. Who is tenant for life

      2. 20. Other limited owners having powers of tenant for life

      3. 21. Absolute owners subject to certain interests to have the powers of tenant for life

      4. 22. Provisions applicable where interest in settled land is restored

      5. 23. Powers of trustees, &c. when there is no tenant for life

      6. 24. As to a tenant for life who has parted with his interest

      7. 25. Married woman, how to be affected

      8. 26. Infants, how to be affected

      9. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Trustees of Settlement

      1. 30. Who are trustees for purposes of Act

      2. 31. As to trustees of compound settlements

      3. 32. As to trustees of referential settlements

      4. 33. Continuance of trustees in office, and as to certain compound settlements

      5. 34. Appointment of trustees by court

      6. 35. Procedure on appointment of new trustees

    6. Provisions as to Undivided Shares

      1. 36. Undivided shares to take effect behind a [F1trust of land]

    7. Transitional Provisons

      1. 37. Transitional provisions with respect to existing settlements, &c

  2. Part II

    Powers of a Tenant for Life

    1. Sale and Exchange

      1. 38. Powers of sale and exchange

      2. 39. Regulations respecting sales

      3. 40. Regulations respecting exchanges

    2. Leasing Powers

      1. 41. Power to lease for ordinary or building or mining or forestry purposes

      2. 42. Regulations respecting leases generally

      3. 43. Leasing powers for special objects

    3. Provisions as to building, mining and forestry leases

      1. 44. Regulations respecting building leases

      2. 45. Regulations respecting mining leases

      3. 46. Variation of building or mining lease according to circumstances of district

      4. 47. Capitalisation of part of mining rent

      5. 48. Regulations respecting forestry leases

    4. Miscellaneous Powers

      1. 49. Power on dispositions to impose restrictions and make reservations and stipulations

      2. 50. Separate dealing with surface and minerals, with or without wayleaves, &c

      3. 51. Power to grant options

      4. 52. Surrenders and regrants

      5. 53. Acceptance of leases

      6. 54. Power to grant water rights to statutory bodies

      7. 55. Power to grant land for public and charitable purposes

      8. 56. Dedication for streets, open spaces, &c

      9. 57. Provision of land for small dwellings, small holdings and dwellings for working classes

      10. 58. Power to compromise claims and release restrictions, &c

      11. 59. Power to vary leases and grants and to give licences and consents

      12. 60. Power to apportion rents

      13. 61. Provisions as to consideration

      14. 62.†Special provisions as to manorial incidents, &c

      15. 63. Power to complete predecessor’s contracts

      16. 64. General power for the tenant for life to effect any transaction under an order of the court

    5. Provisions as to special classes of property

      1. 65. Power to dispose of mansion

      2. 66. Cutting and sale of timber, and capitalisation of part of proceeds

      3. 67. Sale and purchase of heirlooms under order of court

    6. Dealings as between tenants for life and the estate

      1. 68. Provision enabling dealings with tenant for life

    7. Incumbrances

      1. 69. Shifting of incumbrances

      2. 70. Power to vary provisions of an incumbrance and to charge by way of additional security

    8. Raising of Money

      1. 71. Power to raise money by mortgage

    9. Conveyance

      1. 72. Completion of transactions by conveyance

  3. Part III

    Investment or other application of Capital Money

    1. 73. Modes of investment or application

    2. 74. Power to acquire land subject to certain incumbrances

    3. 75. Regulations respecting investment, devolution, and income of securities, &c

    4. 75A. Power to accept charge as security for part payment for land sold

    5. 76. Application of money in court under Lands Clauses and other Acts

    6. 77. Application of money in hands of trustees under powers of settlement

    7. 78. Provision as to personal estate settled by reference to capital money, or on trusts corresponding with the limitations of land

    8. 79. Application of money paid for lease or reversion

    9. 80. As to money received by way of damages for breach of covenant

    10. 81. As to capital arising otherwise than under the Act

    11. 82. Land acquired may be made a substituted security for released charges

  4. Part IV

    Improvements

    1. Improvements with Capital Money

      1. 83. Description of improvements authorised by Act

      2. 84. Mode of application of capital money

      3. 85. Creation of rentcharges to discharge instalments

    2. Sundry Provisions as to Improvements

      1. 86. Concurrence in improvements

      2. 87. Court may order payment for improvements executed

      3. 88. Obligation on tenant for life and successors to maintain, insure, &c

      4. 89. Protection as regards waste in execution and repair of improvements

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous Provisions

    1. 90. Power for tenant for life to enter into contracts

    2. 91. Provisions as to different estates settled upon the same limitations

    3. 92. Proceedings for protection or recovery of land settled or claimed as settled

    4. 93. Reference of questions to court

  6. Part VI

    General Provisions as to Trustees

    1. 94. Number of trustees to act

    2. 95. Trustees’ receipts

    3. 96.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 97. Protection of trustees generally

    5. 98. Protection of trustees in particular cases

    6. 99. Indemnities to personal representatives and others

    7. 100.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 101. Notice to trustees

    9. 102. Management of land during minority or pending contingency

  7. Part VII

    Restrictions, Savings, and Protection of Purchasers

    1. 103. Legal estate in settled land not to vest in trustee in bankruptcy of estate owner

    2. 104. Powers not assignable, and contract not to exercise powers void

    3. 105. Effect of surrender of life estate to the next remainderman

    4. 106. Prohibition or limitation against exercise of powers void, and provision against forfeiture

    5. 107. Tenant for life trustee for all parties interested

    6. 108. Saving for and exercise of other powers

    7. 109. Saving for additional or larger powers under settlement

    8. 110. Protection of purchasers, &c

    9. 111. Purchaser of beneficial interest of tenant for life to have remedies of a legal owner

    10. 112. Exercise of powers; limitation of provisions, &c

  8. Part VIII

    Court, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Procedure

    1. 113. Jurisdiction and procedure

    2. 114. Payment of costs out of settled property

    3. 115. Powers of the Minister of Agriculture

    4. 116. Filing of certificates, &c. at the Ministry of Agriculture

  9. Part IX

    Supplementary Provisions

    1. 117. Definitions

    2. 118. Retrospective amendment of certain provisions of Settled Land Acts

    3. 119. Repeals, savings, and construction

    4. 120.†Short title, commencement and extent

  10. FIRST SCHEDULE

    Forms of Instruments

  11. SECOND SCHEDULE

    Transitional Provisions affecting Existing Settlements

  12. THIRD SCHEDULE

  13. FOURTH SCHEDULE

    Retrospective Amendments of the Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890

  14. Fifth Schedule

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An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to settled land in England and Wales.

[9th April 1925]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Powers of tenant for life and trustees of settlement under this Act conferred on trustees for sale by Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20), s. 28(1) and Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10), s. 5(4), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)-(3); applied by Land Registration Act 1925 (c. 21), ss. 40(2), 91(1)

C2Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C3Act extended by Local Land Charges Act 1975 (c. 76, SIF 98:2), ss. 11(3), 19(2), by Highways Act 1980 (c. 66, SIF 59), s. 87(4)(a) and by Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 (No. 3, SIF 21:4), ss. 33(4), 35(1)

C4Act modified by S.I. 1989/1379, art. 3(6)

C5Act: Definition of "settlement" applied (25.9.1991) by Land Compensation Act 1961 (c. 33, SIF 28:1), s. 27, Sch. 3 (as inserted 25.9.1991 by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF:28:1), s. 66, Schedule 14 para. 2); S.I. 1991/2067, art. 3

Act applied (1.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 34(3)(a); S.I. 1993/2134, arts.2,5

Act applied (30.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2716, reg. 86(1)(b)

Act excluded (1.1.1997) by 1996 c. 47, s.2 (with ss. 24(2), 25(4)(5)); S.I. 1996/2974, art. 2

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 1.1.1926 by s. 120(2) (now repealed)

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