Land Charges Act 1925

Land Charges Act 1925[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the registration of pending actions, annuities, writs, orders, deeds of arrangement and land charges, and to searches.
Citation15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 22
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent9 April 1925
Commencement1 January 1926[c]
Repealed1 August 1977[d]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byLocal Land Charges Act 1975
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Land Charges Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 22) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to land ownership and interests in England and Wales.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 24 of the act repealed 12 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
2 & 3 Vict. c. 11 Judgments Act 1839 Sections four, seven, ten and eleven.
13 & 14 Vict. c. 43 Court of Chancery of Lancaster Act 1850 Section twenty-four.
18 & 19 Vict. c. 15 Judgments Act 1855 Sections three, twelve, thirteen and fourteen.
22 & 23 Vict. c. 35 Law of Property Amendment Act 1859 Section twenty-two.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 115 Crown Debts and Judgments Act 1860 Section two.
30 & 31 Vict. c. 47 Lis Pendens Act 1867 Section two.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 39 Conveyancing Act 1882 Section two.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 51 Land Charges Registration and Searches Act 1888 The whole act.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 16 Supreme Court of Judicature (Procedure) Act 1894 The reference in the Schedule to the Lis Pendens Act, 1867.
63 & 64 Vict. c. 26 Land Charges Act 1900 The whole act.
12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 16 Law of Property Act 1922 Sections fourteen and sixteen, and the Seventh Schedule.
15 Geo. 5. c. 5 Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924 Section six, and the Sixth Schedule.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 19(1) of, and schedule 1 to, the Local Land Charges Act 1975, which came into force on 1 August 1977.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Section 26(1).
  2. ^ Section 26(3).
  3. ^ Section 26(21).
  4. ^ The Local Land Charges Act 1975 (Commencement) Order 1977.

References

  1. ^ Laing, Gill (18 April 2024). "Understanding the Land Registration Act 1925 - Lawble". Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Land Charges Act 1925", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/15-16 c. 22
  3. ^ "Local Land Charges Act 1975", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1975 c. 76
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