Chequers Estate Act 1917

Chequers Estate Act 1917

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to confirm and give effect to a deed of settlement relating to the Chequers Estate and other property and for purposes connected therewith.
Statute book chapter	1917 c.55 7 and 8 Geo V
Territorial extent	England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal Assent	20 December 1917
Other legislation
Amendments	Chequers Estate Act 1958
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Official text of the statute as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

The Chequers Estate Act 1917 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that designates Chequers as the official country residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was given Royal Assent on 20 December 1917.

The Act was the first piece of legislation to recognise the existence of a Prime Minister even though the head of government had been referred to unofficially as "Prime Minister" since the early 18th century.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ Rozenberg, Joshua (3 June 1998). "UK Politics: Talking Politics - Conventions of the constitution". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/talking_politics/88166.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
2. ^ Hennessy, Peter (2001) [2000]. The Prime Minister; The Office And Its Holders Since 1945. Penguin Group. p. 39. ISBN 0140283935. OCLC 47063414.