The Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 was a piece of legislation passed in the United Kingdom following World War I. The act allowed local governments (namely county councils) to provide smallholdings (farmland) to veterans of the war. It eliminated the need for the recipient of the land to have experience or training in farming.[1]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision for the acquisition of land for the purposes of small holdings, reclamation, and drainage, to amend the enactments relating to small holdings and allotments, and otherwise to facilitate land settlement. |
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| Citation | 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 59 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 19 August 1919 |
| Text of the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act 1919 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
For example, Surrey County Council 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.[2]
References edit
- ^ Phillips, John F. (1948). "IX". The Agricultural Act 1947. Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd.
- ^ Meredith, Anne. "From ideals to reality: The women's smallholding colony at Lingfield, 1920–39" (PDF). Agricultural History Review. 54: 105–121.
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