Crown Lands Act 1702
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| Long title | An Act for the better Support of Her Majesties Houshold and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown. |
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 March 1702 |
| Commencement | 9 March 1702[d] |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Crown Lands Act 1702 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Crown Lands Act 1702[a] (1 Ann. c. 1)[b] is an act of the Parliament of England, originally entitled An Act for the better Support of Her Majesties Houshold and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown.
Provisions
The act allowed the monarch to only receive the income from the Duchy of Lancaster and not the capital.[1] The legislation has been amended, so that the Duchy has been removed from the legislation.[2]
As of 2025, the act is still partly in force in England and Wales.[3]
Subsequent developments
Sections 1 to 4 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59)
Sections 6 and 8 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).
In the Republic of Ireland the act was repealed by sections 2(1) and 3(1) of, and part 2 of schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.
The Land at Palace Avenue, Kensington (Acquisition of Freehold) Act 2002 amended the legislation so that land at Kensington Palace could be sold off.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ a b This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm.
- ^ This is the citation in The Statutes at Large.
- ^ Section 1.
References
- ^ Davies, Caroline (24 July 2015). "Queen's income from royal estate rises to £16m". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ McBain, Graham S (October 2010). "Modernising the Monarchy—In Legal Terms". King's Law Journal. 21 (3): 535–560. doi:10.5235/096157610793391517. ISSN 0961-5768.
- ^ The Chronological Table of the Statutes, 1235 - 2010. The Stationery Office. 2011. ISBN 978-0-11-840509-6. Part I. Page 75, read with pages viii and x.
- ^ Hencke, David (16 December 2002). "Queen sells land at Kensington palace". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
External links
- Text of the Crown Lands Act 1702 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- List of repeals in the Republic of Ireland from the Irish Statute Book