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(5) Former Objections to Redemption by Annuity now 

 removed. — When the Tithe Act, 1918, was passed the follow- 

 ing objections to redemption by annuity under that Act were 

 urged : — 



(1) There was no statutory power whereby redemption annuities could be 

 apportioned except under the almost unworkable provisions of Sections 

 10 to 14 of the Inclosure Act, 1854, so that owners of land upon 

 which redemption annuities were charged were in a position of consider- 

 able difficulty when they came to sell portions of the land. 



(2) There was no statutory power under which the landowner could, if he 

 thought fit, compel the redemption of a redemption annuity on fair 

 terms. 



(3) Where land was held in settlement, capital moneys belonging to the 

 settled estate could not be applied in payment of the sinking fund 

 portion of the annuity and consequently the tenant for life or other 

 limited owner of the land who redeemed by annuity was liable, not only 

 for the interest on the consideration money for redemption which might 

 be said to take the place of the annual tithe rentcharge payment, but 

 also for the sinking fund payment which was really capital outlay. 



These objections have now been partially met by the Tithe 

 Annuities Apportionment Act, 1921, and the position will be 

 further improved when the Lav; of Property Act which has just 

 been passed comes into force, i.e., on the 1st January, 1925. 



(6) Apportionment of Eedemption Annuities. — Facilities for 

 the apportionment of redemption annuities were provided by 

 the Tithe Annuities Apportionment Act, 1921. Under Sec- 

 tion 1 (1) of this Act an application for an order for such an 

 apportionment can be made to the Ministry by any person in- 

 terested in the land charged or any part of it without the con- 

 currence of any other person. Section 1 (2) empowers the 

 Ministry, on the application of an interested person, to require 

 as a condition of making the order that any apportioned part 

 of the annuity which does not exceed the yearly sum of £2 

 shall be redeemed forthwith. 



(7) Redemption of Redemption Annuities. — When the Law of 

 Property Act comes into force, i.e., on the 1st January, 1925, 

 any person interested in the whole or any part of the land 

 affected by a redemption annuity will be empowered, without 

 the consent of the annuitant or any other person, to free his 

 land from the annuity by redemption under Section 92 of the 

 Act, which amends Section 45 of the Conveyancing and Law of 

 Property Act, 1881. 



(8) Settled Lands.— Section 2 of the Act provides that Sec- 

 tion 21 of the Settled Land Act, 1882 ; which sets out how 



