Settled Estates Act, 1877

Powers of leasing to include powers to lords of settled mauor to give licenses to their copyhold or customary tenants to grant leases.

9. All the powers to authorise and to grant leases contained in this Act shall be deemed to include respectively powers to authorise the lords of settled manors and powers to the lords of settled manors to give licenses to their copyhold or customary tenants to grant leases of lands held by them of such manors to the same extent and for the same purposes as leases may be authorised or granted of freehold hereditaments under this Act.