Administration of Estates Act 1925

Administration of Estates Act 1925
Act of Parliament
Long title An Act to consolidate Enactments relating to the Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons
Citation 15 & 16 Geo. 5 c.23
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent 9 April 1925
Commencement 1 January 1926
Other legislation
Repeals
  • Administration of Estates Acts 1798, 1833 and 1869
  • Debts Recovery Acts 1830, 1838 and 1848
  • Dower Act 1833
  • Executors Act 1830
  • Intestates Estates Acts 1884 and 1890
  • Real Estate Charges Acts 1854 and 1867
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Administration of Estates Act 1925 is a law passed in 1925 in England and Wales that changed the historical rules of inheritance for example gavelkind and primogeniture to that of modern-day norms.[1] This statute does not apply to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.

In fiction

The Act plays a major role (as the 'Property Act') in the 1927 mystery novel Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers, its commencement providing the motive for a seemingly motiveless murder which Lord Peter Wimsey must solve.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Text of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk


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