Universities and College Estates Act 1925
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Universities and College Estates Acts, 1858 to 1898, and enactments amending those Acts.
Citation15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 24
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent9 April 1925
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Universities and College Estates Acts, 1858 to 1898, and enactments amending those Acts. |
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| Citation | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 24 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 9 April 1925 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1926[b] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Partially repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Universities and College Estates Act 1925 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Universities and College Estates Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the management of estates belonging to certain universities and colleges.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 44 of the act repealed 8 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Description | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Eliz. c. 6 | Universities and Colleges (Leases, etc.) Act 1575 | An Act for maintenance of the colleges in the universities and of Winchester and Eaton | The whole act. |
| 3 & 4 Vict. c. 113 | Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act 1840 | The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1840. | Section sixty-nine. |
| 21 & 22 Vict. c. 44 | Universities and College Estates Act 1858 | The Universities and College Estates Act, 1858. | The whole act. |
| 23 & 24 Vict. c. 59 | Universities and College Estates Act Extension 1860 | The Universities and College Estates Act Extension, 1860. | The whole act. |
| 43 & 44 Vict. c. 46 | Universities and College Estates Amendment Act 1880 | The Universities and College Estates Amendment Act, 1880. | The whole act. |
| 61 & 62 Vict. c. 55 | Universities and College Estates Act 1898 | The Universities and College Estates Act, 1898, | The whole act. |
| 12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 16 | Law of Property Act 1922 | The Law of Property Act, 1922 | Such of the provisions of Part II. and the Tenth Schedule as are applied to universities and college estates. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 5 | Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924 | The Law of Property (Amendment) Act, 1924. | Section eleven and the Eleventh Schedule. |
Subsequent developments
Sections 2 to 38 of, and the first schedule to, the act were repealed, and a new section 1A was inserted granting the universities and colleges to which the act applies all the powers of an absolute owner in relation to their land, by section 24(3) of the Charities Act 2022 (2022 c. 6), which came into force on 19 May 2025.[3]