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CAP. 219]

Conveyancing and Property

[1988 Ed.

CHAPTER 219

CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY

To make provision relating to conveyancing and the law of property; to make provision concerning agreements and deeds relating to land and other agreements; to make provision for the acquisition and holding of land and other property; to provide for standard agreements and deeds relating to land; to imply certain covenants and other provisions in agreements and deeds relating to land; to revise and consolidate certain miscellaneous provisions relating to land and other matters; and for connected purposes.

[1 November 1984]

Originally 62 of 1984 —— 27 of 1986, L.N. 387/87, 31 of 1988

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance.

Interpretation

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"assignment" includes--

(a) the transfer of the whole of the interest in land held under a Crown lease; (Amended, 31 of 1988, s. 2)

(b) a legal charge;

(c) a lease (other than a Crown lease);

(d) a surrender;

(e) an assent; and

(f) every other assurance or conveyance of land by any instrument;

"bankruptcy" includes winding up;

"borrower", where used in the First, Second and Third Schedules, includes "mortgagor";

"equitable interest" means any estate, interest or charge in or over land which is not a legal estate or a freehold;

"instrument" means any document having legal effect except a will;

"land" includes-

(a) land covered by water;

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