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Duchess of Kent's Annuity Act 1838

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Duchess of Kent's Annuity Act 1838
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to enable Her Majesty to grant an annual Sum to Her Royal Highness Victoria Maria Louisa Duchess of Kent.
Citation1 & 2 Vict. c. 8
Dates
Royal assent26 January 1838
Commencement26 January 1838
Repealed7 August 1874
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1874 (No. 2)
Status: Repealed

The Duchess of Kent's Annuity Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 8) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 26 January 1838. It empowered Queen Victoria to grant an annuity of £30,000 to her mother, the Duchess of Kent, on the condition that all previously existing annuities to the duchess were to cease.

References

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  • The British almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the year 1839. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1839.