The Sydenham Crystal Palace and grounds were originally covered by the Royal Charters as described  elsewhere but from 1853 a number of Acts were passed for various reasons but mainly for the purpose of raising more funding capital.

The Acts should be available at your nearest reference library.

13 May 1853
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1853
An Act to enable the Crystal Palace Company to divert certain Roads and to purchase Lands; and for other Purchase relating to the Company.

3 July 1854
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1854
An Act to enable the Crystal Palace Company to divert certain Roads, and to take and let Land on Lease; and for other Purposes.

21 July 1856
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1856
An act to grant further Powers to the Crystal Palace Company for the internal Management of their Undertaking, and with respect to Dulwich Wood.

28 July 1863
An Act to prevent false Representations as to grants of Medals or Certificates made by the Commissioners for the Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862.

13 May 1869
Crystal Palace Company's Leasing Act, 1869
An Act to enable the Crystal Palace Company to grant leases of certain portions of their land.

13 May 1875
The Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1875
An Act to grant further Powers to the Crystal Palace Company.

23 July 1877
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1877
An Act to grant further powers to the Crystal Palace Company with respect to their Capital and Undertaking.

3 June 1881
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1881
An Act for making further provision respecting the Capital and Undertaking of the Crystal Palace Company and for other purposes.

23 August 1887
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1887
An Act for making further provision respecting the capital and undertaking of the Crystal Palace Company and for other purposes.

14 May 1895
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1895
An Act to make further provision with to the Capital of the Crystal Palace Company.

25 July 1898
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1898
An Act for making further provisions respecting the capital and undertaking of the Crystal Palace Company and for other purposes.

30 July 1900
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1900
An Act to provide for the conversion of the capital stocks of the Crystal Palace Company into shares and to empower them to raise additional capital and for other purposes.

29 May 1906
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1906
An Act to make further provision with respect to the capital of the Crystal Palace Company and to empower them to raise additional capital.

1 August 1908
Crystal Palace Company's Act, 1908
An Act for making further provision respecting the undertaking and debenture stock of the Crystal Palace Company and for other purposes.

1909
A Bill for empowering the Crystal Palace Company to borrow money from the Public Works Loan Commissioners and for other purposes.
(Bill withdrawn)

15 August 1913
Local Authorities Contributions (Crystal Palace) Act, 1913
An Act to authorise certain Local Authorities to contribute towards the cost of the acquisition of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham.

30 April 1914
Crystal Palace Act, 1914
An Act to constitute a body of Trustees for the purpose of acquiring the Crystal Palace and Park and to empower them to hold and manage the same as a place of public resort and recreation and for other purposes.

1 August 1951
London County Council (Crystal Palace) Act, 1951
An Act to provide for the vesting of the Crystal Palace and park in the London County Council for the dissolution of the Crystal Palace Trustees and for other purposes.
(This is the primary Act that still covers the park today and incorporates some remaining sections from the 1914 Act)

29 June 1990
Bromley London Borough Council (Crystal Palace) Act 1990
An Act to provide for the leasing of land at Crystal Palace.

Copyright Crystal Palace Foundation 2012
Compiled By Melvyn Harrison, Chairman