Copyhold Act 1843

If at the Time of the Conveyance of any Lands in consideration of an Enfranchisement there shall be a Lease subsisting, the Person to whom such Lands shall be conveyed shall have the Reversion on such Lease, and may distrain for the Rents and enforce the Covenants, &c.

IX. Provided always, and be it enacted, That if at the Time of the Conveyance under this Act, in consideration either wholly or in part of the Commutation or Enfranchisement of any Lands held by Copy of Court Roll, there shall be subsisting in the Lands so conveyed any Lease (not being an Under-lease), then the Lessee under such Lease, bis Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, shall pay, observe, and keep to and with the Person to whom such Lands shall be so conveyed, or other the Person for the Time being seised of or entitled to such Lands expectant on the Determination of such Lease, and his Executors or Administrators, the Rent, Reservations, Covenants, Conditions, and Agreements respectively reserved and contained in such Lease, or such and so many or such Part of the Rent, Reservations, Covenants, Conditions, and Agreements respectively reserved and contained in such Lease as are or ought to be thenceforth respectively paid, observed, and kept in respect of the Lands so conveyed; and the Person to whom such Lands shall be so conveyed, or other the Person so for the Time being seised of or entitled as aforesaid, shall and may from Time to Time make or bring all such Distresses, Actions, Suits, or Entries, for Nonpayment of such Rent or Reservations, or for Nonperformance of the Covenants, Conditions, and Agreements in such Lease respectively reserved and contained, as could, in case such Conveyance had not been made, have been made or brought by the Person making such Conveyance, or other the Person for the Time being seised of or entitled to the Reversion expectant on the Determination of such Lease; and that in all such Distresses, Actions, Suits, and Entries the Rent, Reservations, Covenants, Conditions, and Agreements in such Lessee reserved and contained on the Part of the Lessee, his Executors Administrators, or Assigns, shall be deemed and taken to be annexed to any immediate Reversion vested in the Person to whom such Lands shall be so conveyed, or other the Person for the Time being so seised of or entitled to such Lands as aforesaid.