Protector Of The Settlement

By the English Fines and Recoveries Act, 1833, no disposition by a person who is tenant in tail under a settlement shall be effectual to bar any person but those claiming by force of the entail, unless it is made with the consent of the “Protector of the Settlement.” In the absence of any express provision in the settlement appointing another person, the person who is the owner of the first beneficial estate of freehold, legal or equitable, or for years determinable on a life or lives prior to the estate tail, shall be the Protector. The settlor may appoint any person or persons in esse (not exceeding three) to act as Protector; 1 Steph. Com. 388.