which shall have taken the land, or in the case of a corporation, school, or other board, by the clerk of the said board or corporation, and in every other case by such person or persons as the Commissioners may require.

tithe not ex

3. Whenever land has been charged with any rentcharge not Redemption of exceeding twenty shillings, the Commissioners may, if they see ceeding fit, upon the application of the owner of such land or of the twenty person entitled to the rentcharge thereon, by an order under shillings. their hands and seal, direct that such rentcharge shall be redeemed by the payment by or on behalf of the owner of the said land charged therewith, within such time as the Commissioners by such order shall direct and appoint, of a sum of money equal to twenty-five times the amount of such rentcharge.

4. Whenever any land has been charged with a rentcharge Redemption of tithe exceedexceeding twenty shillings, the Commissioners may, if they see ing twenty fit, upon the joint application of the owner of the land and the shillings. person entitled to the rentcharge, order such rentcharge to be redeemed for a sum not being less than twenty-five times the amount thereof, provided that the bishop of the diocese and the patron of the benefice consent to such redemption, whenever the person entitled to the rentcharge is entitled thereto in right of any benefice or cure.

divided lands.

5. Whenever lands charged with rentcharge under any Redemption of instrument of apportionment or altered apportionment shall be tithe on divided for building or other purposes into numerous plots, and it shall appear to the Commissioners that no further apportionment of the said rentcharge can conveniently be made, the Commissioners may, if they shall see fit, upon the application of the owner or of the person for the time being entitled to the receipt of the said rentcharge, and without limitation as to the amount thereof, by an order under their hands and seal, direct that such rentcharge shall be redeemed by the payment by the owners of the lands chargeable therewith, within such time as the Commissioners shall by such order direct and appoint, of a sum of money not less than twenty-five times the amount of such rentcharge.

6. All the powers and provisions of the previous Acts relating Application of

Act.

existing to the commutation of tithes respecting the redemption of rentpowers to this charge and the assessment and recovery of redemption money and expenses (except as otherwise by this Act is provided) shall be applicable to all redemptions authorised and effected under this Act.

Extension of

certain provisions in pre vious Acts.

7. The provisions of the said Acts with reference to the exchange of glebe lands for other lands shall extend to and be deemed to authorise any spiritual person to exchange for lands, or for tithe rentcharge, any annual payment or augmentation belonging to him in right of his benefice and charged upon or payable out of any lands or tithe rentcharge.

THE DEBTORS ACT, 1878.

41 & 42 Vict. c. 54.

(16th August, 1878.)

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