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Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 138).

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Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
This Act makes provision with respect to assignment, appointment, lease, settlement and other assurance, and covenant of surrender, made by deed, on a sale, mortgage, demise or settlement of any property, or on any other dealing with or for any real and personal property.
The Act, among other things, defines conditions of the contract of sale and provides for other matters relative to transfer of property including the definition of a conveyance of land and the power of a mortgagee to cut timber on mortgaged land, provides rules relative to mortgage deeds and defines powers of the Minister to dispose of Crown lands.
Long title of text
An Act for simplifying and improving the practice of conveyancing; and for vesting in mortgagees and others various powers commonly conferred by provisions inserted in mortgages and other instruments; and for amending in various particulars the law of property; and for other purposes.
Notes
Consolidated version of an Act No. 7 of 1909 as at 31 December 2009 and amended last by Act No. 5 of 2002.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No