Title and introductory text
Universities and College Estates Act 1925 1925 c.24 An Act to consolidate the Universities and College Estates Acts 1858 to 1898, and enactments amending those Acts. [9th April 1925]
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Universities and College Estates Act 1925
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Contents: 48 provisions
- Title and introductory text
- 1 Universities and Colleges to which the Act applies.
- 1A General power over land
- 2 Powers of sale and exchange.
- 3 Regulations respecting sales.
- 4 Regulations respecting exchanges.
- 5 Payment to Minister of money payable on sale or exchange.
- 6 Powers to lease for building or mining or ordinary purposes.
- 7 Regulations respecting leases generally.
- 8 Leasing powers for special objects.
- 9 Regulations respecting building leases.
- 10 Regulations respecting mining leases.
- 11 Variation of building or mining lease according to circumstances of district.
- 12 Application of mineral rents, &c.
- 13 Surrenders and regrants.
- 14 Power to grant water rights to statutory bodies.
- 15 Power to grant land for public and charitable purposes.
- 16 Dedication for streets, open spaces, &c.
- 17 Power to compromise claims and release restrictions, &c.
- 18 Power to vary leases and grants.
- 19 Power to apportion rents.
- 20 Provisions as to consideration.
- 21 General power to effect any transaction under an order of the Minister.
- 22 Separate dealing with surface and minerals, with or without wayleaves, &c.
- 23 Power to grant options.
- 24 Power to enter into contracts.
- 25 Exercise of powers; limitation of provisions, &c.
- 26 Modes of investment or application of capital money.
- 27 Provisions as to money in court.
- 28 Provision as to money payable into court or to trustees.
- 29 Application of money paid for lease or reversion.
- 30 Power to raise money with consent of the Minister for improvements.
- 31 Power to raise money by way of compensation for loss of fines on non-renewal of leases.
- 32 Provision for the discharge of money borrowed on mortgage.
- 33 Power to sell advowsons, &c.
- 34 Power to purchase advowsons, &c.
- 35 Power to substitute lands, &c. for rents, &c. as endowments of benefices.
- 36 Severances of benefices from headships of colleges.
- 37 Power to transfer advowsons, &c. gratuitously.
- 38 Provisions as to consents by Minister.
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- 40 Power to transfer to the university or college lands vested in individual members thereof.
- 41 Land to which Act applies and mode of exercise of powers.
- 42 Saving of existing powers.
- 43 Definitions.
- 44 Repeals.
- 45 Short title.
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48 provisions
1 Universities and Colleges to which the Act applies.
The universities and colleges to which this Act applies are the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham, and the colleges or halls in those universities, and the Colleges of Saint Mary of Winchester, near Winchester, and of King Henry the Sixth at Eton, and for the purposes of this Act the Cathedral or House of Christ Church in Oxford shall be considered to be a college in the University of Oxford.
Propose a change1A General power over land
(1) A university or college has in relation to land belonging to the university or college all the powers of an absolute owner. (2) The power conferred by subsection (1) is subject to— (a) any restriction, condition or limitation imposed by, or arising under, any enactment, (b) any rule of law or equity, or (c) the statutes regulating the university or college.
Propose a change2 Powers of sale and exchange.
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Propose a change3 Regulations respecting sales.
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Propose a change4 Regulations respecting exchanges.
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Propose a change5 Payment to Minister of money payable on sale or exchange.
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Propose a change6 Powers to lease for building or mining or ordinary purposes.
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Propose a change7 Regulations respecting leases generally.
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Propose a change8 Leasing powers for special objects.
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Propose a change9 Regulations respecting building leases.
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Propose a change10 Regulations respecting mining leases.
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Propose a change11 Variation of building or mining lease according to circumstances of district.
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Propose a change12 Application of mineral rents, &c.
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Propose a change13 Surrenders and regrants.
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Propose a change14 Power to grant water rights to statutory bodies.
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Propose a change15 Power to grant land for public and charitable purposes.
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Propose a change16 Dedication for streets, open spaces, &c.
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Propose a change17 Power to compromise claims and release restrictions, &c.
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Propose a change18 Power to vary leases and grants.
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Propose a change19 Power to apportion rents.
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Propose a change20 Provisions as to consideration.
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Propose a change21 General power to effect any transaction under an order of the Minister.
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Propose a change22 Separate dealing with surface and minerals, with or without wayleaves, &c.
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Propose a change23 Power to grant options.
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Propose a change24 Power to enter into contracts.
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Propose a change25 Exercise of powers; limitation of provisions, &c.
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Propose a change26 Modes of investment or application of capital money.
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Propose a change27 Provisions as to money in court.
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Propose a change28 Provision as to money payable into court or to trustees.
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Propose a change29 Application of money paid for lease or reversion.
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Propose a change30 Power to raise money with consent of the Minister for improvements.
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Propose a change31 Power to raise money by way of compensation for loss of fines on non-renewal of leases.
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Propose a change32 Provision for the discharge of money borrowed on mortgage.
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Propose a change33 Power to sell advowsons, &c.
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Propose a change34 Power to purchase advowsons, &c.
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Propose a change35 Power to substitute lands, &c. for rents, &c. as endowments of benefices.
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Propose a change36 Severances of benefices from headships of colleges.
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Propose a change37 Power to transfer advowsons, &c. gratuitously.
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Propose a change38 Provisions as to consents by Minister.
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