Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals Act 1826

  1. Introductory Text

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  3. 3. All pensions for disabled soldiers to be under the management of the commissioners of Chelsea Hospital;

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  6. 6–9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. 10. Soldiers entitled to pension to have the benefit of the regulations and orders in force at the time of their enlistment, except in certain cases.

  8. 11. Regulations to be annually laid before Parliament.

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  10. 13. Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital empowered, in case of frauds or misconduct, to take away or refuse pensions.

  11. 14. Commissioners empowered to expel in-pensioners guilty of offences, or misconducting themselves.

  12. 15, 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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  14. 18–20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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  17. 23. Notice by pensioner of change of residence.

  18. 24.†In-pensioners to be considered as having given up all claim to out-pension upon their admission to Chelsea Hospital. Commissioners may restore an in-pensioner resigning the hospital with leave, to the whole or a part of his out-pension

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  21. 27. Secretary and senior clerks of Chelsea Hospital may administer certain oaths to out-pensioners.

  22. 28.Every person or persons who shall take any false oath...

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  24. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  25. 31. Statements of the numbers of out-pensioners to be made up.

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  28. 34. Clothes, linen, and stores of the hospital to be marked.

  29. 35. Actions, &c. on behalf of Chelsea Hospital to be brought in the name of the treasurer.

  30. 36, 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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  33. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  34. 41. Acts to be dome by commissioners may be done by any three of them.

  35. 42, 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  36. 44. Commissioners empowered to purchase lands, &c. for the purposes of the hospital.

  37. 45. Bodies politic, trustees, &c. to the commissioners.

  38. 46. Application of purchase money when amounting to 200l..

  39. 47. Application when less than 200l. and exceeding 20l..

  40. 48. Application when not exceeding 20l.

  41. 49. In case of disputed titles, the persons in possession to be deemed entitled.

  42. 50. Court may order expences of purchases to be paid by the commissioners.

  43. 51. On payment of purchase money, the lands, &c. vested in the commissioners.

  44. 52.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    1. SCHEDULE to which this Act refers.

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