Land Transfer Act 1875

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Land Transfer Act 1875 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to simplify Titles and facilitate the Transfer of Land in England.
Citation 38 & 39 Vict. c. 87
Territorial extent England and Wales [2]
Dates
Royal assent 13 August 1875
Commencement 1 January 1876 [3]
Other legislation
Repealed by Land Registration Act 1925, s 147 & Sch
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Land Transfer Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 87), sometimes called Lord Cairns' Act, [4] 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.

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References

  1. The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of this act.
  2. Did not apply to Scotland or Ireland: The Land Transfer Act 1875, section 2
  3. The Land Transfer Act 1875, section 2
  4. Herbert Chilion Jones. The "Torrens System" of Transfer of Land. Carswell & Co. Toronto. 1886. p 21