Crown Lands Act 1702

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Crown Lands Act 1702 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of England
Long title An Act for the better Support of Her Majesties Houshold and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown.
Citation
Territorial extent  England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 30 March 1702
Commencement 9 March 1702 [d]
Other legislation
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Crown Lands Act 1702 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Crown Lands Act 1702 [a] (1 Ann. c. 1) [b] is an act of the Parliament of England, originally entitled An Act for the better Support of Her Majesties Houshold and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown.

Contents

Provisions

The act allowed the monarch to only receive the income from the Duchy of Lancaster and not the capital. [1] The legislation has been amended, so that the Duchy has been removed from the legislation. [2]

As of 2025, the act is still partly in force in England and Wales. [3]

Subsequent developments

Sections 1 to 4 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59)

Sections 6 and 8 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).

In the Republic of Ireland the act was repealed by sections 2(1) and 3(1) of, and part 2 of schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

The Land at Palace Avenue, Kensington (Acquisition of Freehold) Act 2002 amended the legislation so that land at Kensington Palace could be sold off. [4]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. 1 2 This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .
  3. ↑ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large .
  4. ↑ Section 1.

References

  1. ↑ Davies, Caroline (24 July 2015). "Queen's income from royal estate rises to £16m". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ↑ McBain, Graham S (2010-10). "Modernising the Monarchy—In Legal Terms". King's Law Journal. 21 (3): 535–560. doi:10.5235/096157610793391517. ISSN   0961-5768.{{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN   978-0-11-840509-6. Part I. Page 75, read with pages viii and x.
  4. ↑ Hencke, David (16 December 2002). "Queen sells land at Kensington palace". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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