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Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to simplify Titles and facilitate the Transfer of Land in England. |
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Citation | 38 & 39 Vict. c. 87 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales [b] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 13 August 1875 |
Commencement | 1 January 1876 [c] |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Land Registration Act 1925, s 147 & Sch |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Land Transfer Act 1875 [a] (38 & 39 Vict. c. 87), sometimes called Lord Cairns' Act, [1] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced a voluntary system of registration of title to land.
The act apparently aimed to introduce the Australian model of title registration. But land registration remained as voluntary, and the options were not taken up.