Land Purchase Act (with its variations) is used as a
short title
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Prince Edward Island
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and the
United Kingdom
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for legislation relating to the purchase of land.
Under the act, those who own more than 40
acres
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(16.2 ha) of land are compelled to sell it if they reside in Prince Edward Island. The law exists to stop excessive land hoarding and stop
wealth inequality
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The distribution of wealth differs from the income distribution in that ...
. The law is supposed to encourage the use of
commons land.
List
Prince Edward Island
Statutes of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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Land Purchase Act (1875)
The ''Land Purchase Act, 1875'' was a statute passed by the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1875. Much of the land in the province was owned by absentee landlords, and the objective of the statute was to force the landlords to sell the ...
United Kingdom
The Land Purchase (Ireland) Acts is the collective title of the following enactments:
[The ]Short Titles Act 1896
The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 14) is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892.
This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a ...
, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
*The
Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870
The Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 46) was an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1870.
Background
Between the Acts of Union 1800 and 1870, Parliament had passed many Acts dealing with Irish land, but ...
(33 & 34 Vict c 46) (except Part I)
*The
Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict c 32)
*The
Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881
The Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. 49) was the second Irish land act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1881.
Background
The Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone had previously passed the Landlord and Ten ...
(44 & 45 Vict c 49) (except Parts I to IV)
*The
Tramways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 43) (except Part I)
*The
Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act 1885
The Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act 1885 ( 48 & 49 Vict. c.73), commonly known as the Ashbourne Act is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed by a Conservative Party government under Lord Salisbury. It extended the terms that had b ...
(48 & 49 Vict c 73)
*The
Land Law (Ireland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict c 33) (except Parts I and III)
*The
Purchase of Land (Ireland) Amendment Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 49)
*The
Purchase of Land (Ireland) Amendment Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 13)
*The
Turbary (Ireland) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 45)
*The
Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 48)
*The
Redemption of Rent (Ireland) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 57)
*The
Land Commissioners' Salaries Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict c 45)
*The
Public Works Loans Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict c 61) (section 5)
See also
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List of short titles
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References
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Lists of legislation by short title and collective title