Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts) Act 1838

The Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts) Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 101) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts) Act 1838[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to revive and continue an Act of the First and Second Years of His late Majesty, to enable His Majesty to make Leases, Copies, and Grants of Offices, Lands, and Hereditaments Parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall or annexed to the same; and to make Provision for rendering to Parliament annual Accounts of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.[2]
Citation1 & 2 Vict. c. 101
Dates
Royal assent14 August 1838
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts) Act 1838 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

It requires the Duchy of Cornwall and the Duchy of Lancaster to present their annual accounts to Parliament.

Title edit

In the title, the words from "revive" to "and to" were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part IV of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978.

An Act to revive and continue an Act of the First and Second Years of His late Majesty, to enable His Majesty to make Leases, Copies, and Grants of Offices, Lands, and Hereditaments Parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall or annexed to the same; and to make Provision for rendering to Parliament annual Accounts of the Receipts and Disbursement of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.

Preamble edit

The preamble was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part IV of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978.

Section 1 edit

This section was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part IV of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978.

Section 2 edit

The section requires accounts to be annually submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and presented to both Houses of Parliament.[3]

This section was amended by section 9(1) of the Duchy of Cornwall Management Act 1982 to adjust the deadline for the presentation of the accounts from the Duchy of Cornwall from being one calendar month after Parliament first meets each year to a fixed annual date of 30 June.

References edit

  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
  3. ^ "Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts) Act 1838".

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