Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908

Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the enactments with respect to small holdings and allotments in England and Wales.
Citation8 Edw. 7. c. 36
Territorial extent England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent1 August 1908
Commencement1 January 1909[c]
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AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7. c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to small holdings and allotments in England and Wales.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 62 of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
50 & 51 Vict. c. 48 Allotments Act 1887 The whole act, except as respects subsections (4) to (8) of section three so far as they are applied by any other enactment.
53 & 54 Vict. c. 65 Allotments Act 1890 The whole act.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 31 Small Holdings Act 1892 The whole act, except so far as it relates to Scotland.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 73 Local Government Act 1894 In section six, subsections (3) and (4).
60 & 61 Vict. c. 65 Land Transfer Act 1897 Section nineteen.
7 Edw. 7. c. 54 Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1907 The whole act.

Subsequent developments

Part I of the act (sections 1 to 22), which imposed duties on county councils to provide small holdings, was largely repealed by the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 59) and the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 52). Part II (sections 23 to 37), which imposed duties on local authorities to provide allotments, remains largely in force, having been amended by the Allotments Act 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 51), the Allotments Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 31) , and the Local Government Act 1972, among others.

Section 51 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part VIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973, which came into force on 18 July 1973.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 63(1).
  2. ↑ Section 63(3).
  3. ↑ Section 63(2).

References

  1. ↑ "Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Edw7/8 c. 36
  3. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 39
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