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Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 56:01).

Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Act provides rules relative to sale and other transactions concerning land. It also concerns (statutory) mortgages, easements and selected matters regarding leases. The Act requires contracts for sale etc. to be in writing. All conveyances of land or of any interest therein are void for the purpose of conveying or creating a legal estate unless made by deed. The Act specifies covenants that may be included in a deed. Mortgaged land may be leased by mortgagee or mortgagor for agricultural or mining purposes. As for mortgages the Act specifies procedures for execution.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/tri140195.pdf
Web site
http://www.legalaffairs.gov.tt
Long title of text
An Act relating to Conveyancing and the Law of Property.
Notes
Consolidated version of Ordinance No. 18 of 1939 as at 31 December 2013 and amended last by Act 72 of 2000.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Miscellaneous Provisions (Registrar General, Registration of Deeds, Conveyancing and Law of Property, Real Property, Stamp Duty and Registration of Title to Land) Act No. 17 of 2020.