| Short Title: | Chequers Estate Act 1917 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | 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. |
| Year: | 1917 |
| Citation: | 7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 55 |
| Royal Assent: | 20 December 1917 |
| Status: | amended |
| Original Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1917/55/enacted |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Chequers Estate Act 1917 (7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 55) 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]
. Peter Hennessy. The Prime Minister; The Office And Its Holders Since 1945. Penguin Group. 2001. 2000. 0-14-028393-5. 47063414. 39.