The Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 was a piece of legislation passed in the

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following

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. The act allowed local governments (namely

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) to provide

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s (farmland) to veterans of the war. It eliminated the need for the recipient of the land to have experience or training in farming. For example,

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purchased more than 2,000 acres of land created small holdings for over 250 service people empowered by the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919. None of them were women.

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Text of the act
Property law of the United Kingdom 1919 in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1919 {{UK-statute-stub