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Mortmain and Charitable Uses Act 1888

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Mortmain and Charitable Uses Act 1888
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The Mortmain and Charitable Uses Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 42), also known as the Charitable Trusts Act 1888,[1] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to charities in England and Wales.

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Passage

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The Mortmain and Charitable Uses Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 17 February 1888, presented by the Lord Chancellor, Hardinge Giffard, 1st Baron Halsbury.[2] The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 28 February 1888 and was committed to a committee of the whole house,[2] which met on 6 March 1888 and reported on 8 March 1888, with amendments.[2] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 13 March 1888 and passed, without amendments.[2]

The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 15 March 1888.[3] The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 22 March 1888 and was committed to a committee of the whole house.[3] The committee was discharged on 13 April 1888 and was committed to the Standing Committee on Law and Courts of Justice and Legal Procedure, which was appointed on 17 April 1888 and reported on 7 June 1888, with amendments to the long title of the bill.[3] The amended bill was considered on 10 August 1888, with amendments.[3] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 10 August 1888 and passed, without amendments.[3]

The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the House of Lords on 11 August 1888, with a consequential amendment,[2] which was considered and agreed to by the House of Commons on 11 August 1888.[3]

The bill was granted royal assent on 13 August 1888.[2]

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Repealed enactments

Section 13 of the act repealed 16 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[4] Section 13 of the act also provided that the repeals would not affect anything done, any rights, obligations or liabilities accrued, or any legal proceedings made under the repealed enactments.[4]

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Legacy

The act was described as a Consolidation Act.[1]

The whole act was repealed by section 48, and the seventh schedule to, the Charities Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 58).

Notes

  1. Section 14.
  2. Section 11.

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