Customs Buildings Act 1879

This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Customs Buildings Act 1879.

All lands and hereditaments of freehold or leasehold tenure in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, which are now vested in the Secretary to the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Customs (herein-after called the Commissioners of Customs), or any other person in trust for the same Commissioners or for the service of Her Majesty’s Customs, shall become and are hereby vested in the . . . F1 Commissioners of Works for the public service, and shall be subject to the provisions of the M1Commissioners of Works Act 1852 in all respects as if the same had been acquired under the provisions of that Act.

All lands of copyhold or customary tenure which are now vested in the Secretary to the Commissioners of Customs, or any other person in trust for the same Commissioners or for the service of Her Majesty’s Customs, shall remain vested in such secretary or other person, but in trust for the Commissioners of Works for the public service, and shall be subject to the provisions of the M2Commissioners of Works Act 1852 in all respects as if the same had been acquired under the provisions of that Act.

The Commissioners of Works shall, under and subject to the provisions of the M3Commissioners of Works Act 1852, from time to time purchase, hire, or otherwise acquire such buildings, lands, or other hereditaments as may be necessary for the service of Her Majesty’s Customs within Great Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands; and for the purposes of any such purchase the M4Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 and the M5Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 and the Acts amending the same respectively, except so much thereof as relates to the purchase of land otherwise than by agreement, are hereby incorporated with this Act, the special Act being construed to mean this Act, and the promoters of the undertaking being construed to mean the Commissioners of Works.

This Act shall be registered in the Royal Courts of the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey respectively, and the said Royal Courts respectively shall have full power and authority and are hereby required to register the same.