The Cestui que vie Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8. c. 37) was an act of the Parliament of England.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | For recovering of Arrerages by Executors & Administrators.[2] |
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| Citation | 32 Hen. 8. c. 37 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 July 1540 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 |
Status: Repealed | |
Sections 1 to 3 were repealed by section 56 of, and part I of schedule 2 to, the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 23).
The words from "and the avowry" to the end of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.
The whole Act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part III of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.