Augmentation of Benefices Act 1854
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1854 c. 84 |
| Year | 1854 |
(17 & 18 Vict.) C A P. LXXXIV.
[10th August 1854]
'WHEREAS an Act was passed in the Twenth-ninth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty KingCharles the Second, intituled , the Provisions of which were extended by an Act passed in the Session of Parliament held in the First and Second Years of the Reign of His late Majesty KingWilliam the Fourth, Chapter Forty-five: And whereas the Powers of the said last-mentioned Act were enlarged by the Fourteenth Section of an Act passed in the Session of Parliament held in the First and Second Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, Chapter One hundred and seven: And whereas it is expedient that the Provisions and Powers of the said Acts should be amended and enlarged:' Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:
I Powers given by Sect. 21. of 1 & 2 W. 4. c. 45. and Sect. 14. of 1 & 2 Vict. c. 107 may be exercised by Incumbents, &c.
I. The Powers which by the Twenty-first Section of the said Act of the First and Second ofWilliam the Fourth, and the Fourteenth Section of the said Act of the First and Second of Victoria are given to Rectors or Vicars of making Annexations or Grants in aid of Churches and Chapels may be exercised by the Incumbent of any Benefice whatsoever within the Meaning of the said Act of the First and Second ofWilliam the Fourth, and may be so exercised although Part only of the District Chapelry or Place to which the Church or Chapel belongs may be within the Limits of such Benefice, and whether such Church or Chapel may be within the Limits of such Benefice or not.
II Incumbent entitled to Glebe Land, &c. may annex the same to Church of District wherein situate.
II. Where the Incumbent of any Benefice shall, in right of the same, be entitled to any Glebe Land or other Land, it shall be lawful for the Incumbent for the Time being of such Benefice, with such Consents as herein-after mentioned, by a Deed duly executed by him, to annex such Glebe Land or other Land as aforesaid, or any Part thereof, with the Appurtenances, to any Church or Chapel within the Parish, District, or Place in which such Glebe Land or other Land as aforesaid shall be situate, to the Intent that the same may be held and enjoyed by the Incumbent for the Time being of such Church or Chapel; and every such Deed shall be effectual to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever, any Law or Statute to...
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