Statute of Distributions

The Statute of Distribution

Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the better settling of intestates' estates.
Citation	22 & 23 Car 2 c 10
Dates
Repealed	1 January 1926 not affecting deaths before
Other legislation
Repealed by	Administration of Estates Act 1925
Relates to	Statute of Frauds
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute of Distribution (22 & 23 Car 2 c 10) was an Act of the Parliament of England in 1670. It deals with the administration of intestate estates. It was made perpetual by Administration of Intestates' Estate Act 1685 (1 Ja. 2 c. 17).

The whole Act, so far as it applied to deaths occurring after the commencement of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (1 January 1926), was repealed by section 56 of, and Part I of Schedule 2 to, the Administration of Estates Act 1925.

For the construction of references to Statutes of Distribution, see section 50 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 and section 19 of the Administration of Estates Act (Northern Ireland) 1955.