Military Lands Act 1892
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The Military Lands Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 43) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the acquisition of land for military purposes in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Repealed enactments
Section 28 of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[3]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Vict. c. 12 | Defence Act 1859 | Section one. |
| 26 & 27 Vict. c. 65 | Volunteer Act 1863 | Sections thirty-one to forty inclusive. |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 86 | Regulation of the Forces Act 1871 | Section seventeen. |
| 48 & 49 Vict. c. 36 | Artillery and Rifle Ranges Act 1885 | The whole act, except section three. |
| 49 & 50 Vict. c. 5 | Drill Grounds Act 1886 | The whole act. |
| 53 & 54 Vict. c. 25 | Barracks Act 1890 | Sections two and three. |
| 54 & 55 Vict. c. 54 | Ranges Act 1891 | The whole act, except section eleven so far as that section relates to the acquisition of land under the Defence Act 1842, and the Acts amending the same. |
Subsequent developments
Section 19 of the act, which applied the act to yeomanry corps, was repealed by section 4(1) of, and schedule 2 to, the Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 37).[4]
Section 7 of the act, which provided for loans by the Public Works Loan Commissioners, was repealed by schedule 6 part II of the National Loans Act 1968 (c. 13).[5]
Section 9, which governed the rules as to the exercise of powers by volunteer corps, was repealed by section 1(1) of, and schedule 1 part IX to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (1973 c. 39).[6]