Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make further provision for the acquisition of land for the purposes of small holdings, reclamation, and drainage, to amend the enactments relating to small holdings and allotments, and otherwise to facilitate land settlement. |
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| Citation | 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 59 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 19 August 1919 |
| Commencement | 19 August 1919[b] |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 59) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in the United Kingdom following World War I. The act allowed local governments (namely county councils) to provide smallholdings (farmland) to veterans of the war. It eliminated the need for the recipient of the land to have experience or training in farming.[1]
For example, Surrey County Council purchased more than 2,000 acres of land created small holdings for over 250 service men empowered by the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919.[2]
Notes
- ^ Section 34.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ^ Phillips, John F. (1948). "IX". The Agricultural Act 1947. Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd.
- ^ Meredith, Anne. "From ideals to reality: The women's smallholding colony at Lingfield, 1920–39" (PDF). Agricultural History Review. 54: 105–121.
External links
- Text of the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.