Technical and Industrial Institutions Act 1892

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1892 c. 29
Year1892


Technical and Industrial Institutions Act, 1892

(55 & 56 Vict.) CHAPTER 29.

An Act to facilitate the Acquisition and Holding of Land by Institutions for promoting Technical and Industrial Instruction and Training.

[27th June 1892]

Be it 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:

S-1 Short title.

1 Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as theTechnical and Industrial Institutions Act, 1892.

S-2 Definition of institution.

2 Definition of institution.

2. This Act applies to every institution established, whether before or after the passing of this Act, for effecting all or any of the following purposes, that is to say:—

(i.)To give technical instruction within the meaning of the Technical Instruction Act, 1889;

(ii.) To provide the training, mental or physical, necessary for the above purpose.

(iii.) In connexion with the purposes before mentioned, to provide workshops, tools, scientific apparatus and plant of all kinds, libraries, reading rooms, halls for lectures, exhibitions, and meetings, gymnasiums, and swimming baths, and also general facilities for mental and physical training, recreation, and amusement, and also all necessary and proper accommodation for persons frequenting the institutions;

and every such institution is in this Act referred to as the institution.

S-3 Governing body.

3 Governing body.

(1)3.—(1.) The governing body of the institution may be any body corporate, council, public authority, local authority, commissioners, directors, committee, trustees, or other body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, willing to undertake, or elected or appointed for the purpose of undertaking, or having, the government and management of the institution.

(2) (2.) The governing body may make byelaws and rules for the management and conduct of the institution.

S-4 Incorporation of 8 & 9 Vict. c. 18.

4 Incorporation of 8 & 9 Vict. c. 18.

4. The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the Lands Clauses Consolidation Acts Amendment Act, 1860 (except the provisions of those Acts relating to the purchase and taking of lands otherwise than by agreement, and with respect to the entry upon lands by promoters of the undertaking, and with respect to determining the amount of purchase money by valuation of surveyors), are hereby incorporated in this Act.

S-5 Power to take land by agreement.

5 Power to take land by agreement.

5. The governing body of the institution may by agreement enter on, take, and use any land required by them for the purposes of the institution, and such land may be conveyed either to the governing body or to trustees for the governing body.

S-6 Conveyance may be by way of sale, exchange, or gift.

6 Conveyance may be by way of sale, exchange, or gift.

(1)6.—(1.) A conveyance of land may be made to the governing body of the institution or to trustees for the governing body either for valuable consideration in money, or in consideration of a rentcharge, or by way of exchange for other land, or, subject as in this Act provided, by way of free gift, and without any consideration.

(2) (2.) A conveyance under this Act by a person having an equitable estate shall operate to pass any bare outstanding legal estate vested in a...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT