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IMPROVEMENT OF LAND ACT, 1899.* 



The Board of Agriculture desire to call attention to the 

 provisions of the Improvement of Land Act, 1899 (62 and 63, 

 Vict.,c. 46), which comes into operation on 1st of January, 1900. 

 This Act has been passed with a view to give increased 

 facilities to owners of land desirous of carrying out agricul- 

 tural and other improvements with the aid of borrowed money. 

 With this object the new Statute amends the Improvement 

 of Land Act, 1864, and other Acts, authorising the creation 

 of rentcharges for the improvement of land. 



Under the new Act the maximum period over which rent- 

 charges authorised after the commencement of the Act may 

 be allowed to extend is 40 years. It must not, however, be 

 assumed that the full term will always be applicable. The 

 period to be allowed in each case will be determined by the 

 Board, regard being had to the character and probable dura- 

 tion of the improvement. 



By another provision the land charged with the payment 

 of the rentcharge may be land other than that which is 

 directly improved ; provided [a) that such other land is 

 shown to the satisfaction of the Board, by statutory 

 declaration, to be held for the same estates or interests, and 

 to be either subject to the same incumbrances (if any) or to 

 be free from incumbrances ; and (b) that in the opinion of 

 the Board such other land may properly be included in the 

 charge. 



Improvement Companies are empowed (by resolution 

 passed by three-fourths of their shareholders present at an 

 extraordinary meeting: to adopt, as improvements authorised 

 by their own special Acts, all or any of the improvements 



* Copies of this article may be obtained separately (Leaflet No. 59) free of 

 charge, on application to the Secretary, Board of Agriculture, 4, Whitehall Place, S. XV. 



