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Exhibit 521

Finance Act 1977, section 56 (annuities under the Tithe Acts 1936 and 1951)

Exhibit 521 ยท Statute

Finance Act 1977, section 56 (annuities under the Tithe Acts 1936 and 1951)

as from 2nd October 1977 all annuities then charged under those Acts shall be extinguished

Doubles the 1 October 1977 payment and extinguishes all remaining tithe redemption annuities from 2 October 1977.

Source
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Date
1977
Quoted from
s. 56 (as enacted)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/36/section/56/enacted
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding REL-2.7
Primary record The Tithe Commutation Act of 1836 converted tithe in each parish into a money rentcharge on the land recoverable by distress; church rates ended in 1868, tithe rentcharge was extinguished on 2 October 1936 with compensation to owners and redemption annuities charged on land, and the last annuities were extinguished from 2 October 1977.