http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Eliz1/14/11Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1572 (repealed 19.11.1998)An Acte for the continuation explanation perfiting and enlardging of divers Estatutes.1977-12-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2011-05-261998-11-19 1572 c. 11IVAnd where in one other Acte made in the said thirteenth yeere, entituled An Acte against fraudulent Gyftes to the intent to defeate Dilapidations of Ecclesiasticall Livinges, and for Leasses to bee graunted by Collegiate Churches, there ys one Braunch to avoid certeyne Leasses to bee made by Maisters and Fellowes of Colledges, Deanes and Chapiters of Cathedrall or Collegiate Churches, . . . , or by any Parson Vicar or any other having any Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall Living; Bee yt enacted, That the said Braunche nor any thing therein conteyned, shall not extend to any Graunt Assuraunce or Leasse of any Houses belonging to any the Persons or Bodyes Politique or Corporate aforesaid, nor to any Groundes to such Houses apperteyning, which Houses be scituate in any Cytye Boroughe Towne Corporate or Market Towne, or the Suburbes of any of them; but that all such Houses and Groundes may bee granted dimised and assured, as by the Lawes of this Realme and the severall Statutes of the said Colledges Cathedrall Churches . . . they lawfully might have been before the making of the said Statute, or lawfully might bee yf the said Statute were not; so alway that such House be not the Capitall or Dwelling House used for the Habitationof the persons abovesaid, nor have Ground to the same belonging above the quantitie of Tenne Acres; Any Thing in the said Acte to the contrary notwithstanding.VIAnd all summes of Money hereafter to bee recovered for or in the name of Dilapidations, by Sentence Composition or otherwyse, shall within Two yeres after suche Receipt be truely imployed upon the Buyldinges and Reparations in respect whereof suche Money for Dilapidations shalbee payed; on payne that every person so receving and not ymploying as aforesaid, shall forfayte double as muche as so shalbee by him receaved & not imployed; the whiche forfayture shalbe to the use of the Queenes Majesty her heires and successours.VIIProvided alwaye That no Leasse shalbe permitted to bee made by force of this Acte in Reversion, nor without reserving the accustomed yeerely Rent at the leaste, nor without chardging the Lessee with the Reparations, nor for longer Tearme then fourtie yeeres at the most; nor any Houses shalbee permitted to bee aliened, unlesse that in Recompence thereof there shalbe afore, with, or presently after such Alienation, good lawfull and sufficient Assurance made in Fee simple absolutely to such Colledges Houses Bodyes Politique or Corporate, and their successours, of Landes of as good value, and of as greate yerely value at the leaste as so shalbee aliened; Any Statute to the contrary notwithstanding.VIIIAct repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. II Group 1Ss. 1–4, 8 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (c. 125)The “other Acte made in the said thirteenth yeere” means the Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1571 (c. 10)Words repealed by Charities Act 1960 (c. 58), Sch. 7 Pt. ISs. 1–4, 8 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (c. 125)