Statute Law Repeals - Law Commission - Ministry of Justice

1.68 The Hospital for Poor French Protestants Act of 1808 89 was passed to authorise
the governors of the French Hospital to grant building leases over the hospital’s
4.5 acres of garden or yards in Bath Street. The resulting rental income would be
used to benefit the work of the hospital. The powers conferred by this 1808 Act
ceased to be exercisable once the hospital vacated its Bath Street premises in
1865. Accordingly the Act is now obsolete and may be repealed.
Wigan Free Grammar School
1.69 Wigan Free Grammar School was built in or around 1597 from an endowment by
one Thomas Bankes, a goldsmith. The school was added to in 1723 and the old
buildings were replaced in 1730. The school was re-built in 1879 and again in
1937. It finally closed its doors on 7 July 1972.
1.70 The Wigan Free Grammar School Act of 1812 90 incorporated the school as The
Free Grammar School of the Borough of Wigan in the County Palatine of Wigan.
The 1812 Act also increased the powers of the school governors and authorised
them to make bye-laws. The closure of the school means that the Act can no
longer serve any useful purpose and may now be repealed. 91
St George’s Fund Society
1.71 The Royal Horse Guards, founded in 1650, is a cavalry regiment of the British
Army and part of the Household Cavalry. Known as “the Blues”, the Royal Horse
Guards was amalgamated with the Royal Dragoons (1 st Dragoons) in 1969 to
form the Blues and Royals.
1.72 In June 1804 the senior non-commissioned officers and privates of each troop of
the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards formed the Troopers Fund Society. They
also established a new regimental fund for the benefit of non-commissioned
officers and privates of the Regiment upon their discharge from the Regiment
because of age, infirmity or any other cause. Each fund member made monthly
contributions. The fund became known as the St George’s Fund and the
Troopers Fund Society became known as the St George’s Fund Society.
1.73 In 1833 a majority of the persons interested in the St George’s Fund wanted the
Society dissolved and the Fund distributed. Since legislation was needed to
achieve this, the Troopers Fund (or St George’s Fund Society) Act was passed in
1833. 92 This provided for the Society to cease to exist and the Fund to be
liquidated and distributed to its members on or before 13 February 1834. Upon
the dissolution of the Society and the Fund, the 1833 Act became spent. It may
now be repealed.
89 48 Geo.3 c.lxxvii.
90 52 Geo.3 c.clvii.
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The site of the school is today used as an out-patients department for Wigan Health
Authority.
92 3 & 4 Will.4 c.cxvii.
86