Landlord and Tenant Act 1730

Landlord and Tenant Act 1730^[1]
	Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for the more effectual preventing Frauds committed by Tenants, and for the more easy Recovery of Rents, and Renewal of Leases.
Citation	4 Geo. 2. c. 28
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	7 May 1731
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867 ; Statute Law Revision Act 1948 ;
Status: Amended
Revised text of statute as amended

Last updated September 25, 2024

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1730 (4 Geo. 2. c. 28) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulates certain aspects of the relationship between tenants and their landlords.

Section 1

In this section, the words from "whereunto the defendant" to the end were repealed by section 1 of, and the First Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.

Sections 2 to 4

These sections were repealed by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867,^[7] because they had been virtually repealed by sections 210 to 212 of the Common Law Procedure Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 76).^[8]

Section 5

This section was repealed by sections 86 and 146 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 14 to, and Part 4 of Schedule 23 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

Section 7 of the act 11 Anne c. 2 (I) corresponded to this section.^[9]

Section 6

This section was repealed by section 207 of, and the Seventh Schedule to the Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20).

Section 7

This section provides that the Act does not extend to Scotland.

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↑ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
↑ The Landlord and Tenant Act 1730, section 7
↑ Oliver Ashworth Holdings Ltd v Ballard Kent Ltd [2000] 2 Ch 12; [1999] 3 WLR 57; [1999] 2 All ER 791; [1999] L & TR 400; [1999] NPC 36; [1999] 2 EGLR 23; (1999) 149 NLJ 521; (1999) 96(16) LSG 36; [1999] 19 EG 161, CA. Ingman, The English Legal Process, 13th Ed, 2011, p 149. Zander, The Law-Making Process, 8th Ed, 2020, p 167.
↑ For date, see Halsbury's Statutes of England, 2nd Ed, 1950, vol 20, p cv
↑ Dowling, "New landlords" (2008) 59 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 249 at 261, 284 and 285 and footnote 229. Compare Gage v Holmes, p 428. The citation of this act as 9 Anne c. 2 (I) in LRC CP 34 – 2004 is a misprint. The session 9 Anne is dated 1709 or 1710.
↑ Hudson, The Statute Law of Ireland and England, respecting . . . Landlord and Tenant, 1829, p xlii.
↑ Public General Statutes
↑ Statute Law Revision Bill 1867, p 138
↑ Hudson, The Statute Law of Ireland and England, respecting . . . Landlord and Tenant, 1829, pp 112 & 113. For further commentary on the said section 7 of 11 Anne c 2 (Ir), see Finlay, A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland, 2nd Ed, 1835, p 613 et seq.

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[1] The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.

[2] The Landlord and Tenant Act 1730, section 7

[3] Oliver Ashworth Holdings Ltd v Ballard Kent Ltd [2000] 2 Ch 12; [1999] 3 WLR 57; [1999] 2 All ER 791; [1999] L & TR 400; [1999] NPC 36; [1999] 2 EGLR 23; (1999) 149 NLJ 521; (1999) 96(16) LSG 36; [1999] 19 EG 161, CA. Ingman, The English Legal Process, 13th Ed, 2011, p 149. Zander, The Law-Making Process, 8th Ed, 2020, p 167.

[4] For date, see Halsbury's Statutes of England, 2nd Ed, 1950, vol 20, p cv

[5] Dowling, "New landlords" (2008) 59 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 249 at 261, 284 and 285 and footnote 229. Compare Gage v Holmes, p 428. The citation of this act as 9 Anne c. 2 (I) in LRC CP 34 – 2004 is a misprint. The session 9 Anne is dated 1709 or 1710.

[6] Hudson, The Statute Law of Ireland and England, respecting . . . Landlord and Tenant, 1829, p xlii.

[7] Public General Statutes

[8] Statute Law Revision Bill 1867, p 138

[9] Hudson, The Statute Law of Ireland and England, respecting . . . Landlord and Tenant, 1829, pp 112 & 113. For further commentary on the said section 7 of 11 Anne c 2 (Ir), see Finlay, A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland, 2nd Ed, 1835, p 613 et seq.

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