Duchy of Cornwall Act 1844
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Long titleAn Act to enable the Council of His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales to sell and exchange Lands and Enfranchise Copyholds, Parcel of the Possessions of the Duchy of Cornwall, to purchase other Lands, and for other Purposes.[b]
Citation7 & 8 Vict. c. 65
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent6 August 1844
| Act of Parliament | |
 | |
| Long title | An Act to enable the Council of His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales to sell and exchange Lands and Enfranchise Copyholds, Parcel of the Possessions of the Duchy of Cornwall, to purchase other Lands, and for other Purposes.[b] |
|---|---|
| Citation | 7 & 8 Vict. c. 65 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 August 1844 |
| Commencement | 6 August 1844[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Duchy of Cornwall Act 1844 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Duchy of Cornwall Act 1844[a] (7 & 8 Vict. c. 65) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
As of 2025[update], the act was partly in force in Great Britain.
Section 40 of the Duchy of Cornwall Management Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 49) provided that nothing in that act takes away, alters or prejudices, further or otherwise than as the same are thereby expressly rescinded or altered, any powers or provisions contained in the Duchy of Cornwall Act 1844.
See also sections 6 and 14 of the Assessionable Manors Award Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 83).
