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HK Historical Laws 香港歷史法例 All

BILLS OF SALE . [ 12 OF 1886. ] 815


( 1. ) The execution of every bill of sale by the grantor (41 & 42 V. c.
46 Vs.10.45, &
shall be attested by one or more credible witness 31, s.
10.]
or witnesses, not being a party or parties thereto.
( 2. ) Such bill, with every schedule or inventory thereto
annexed or therein referred to, and also a true copy
of such bill and of every such schedule or inventory,
and of every attestation of the execution of such bill
of sale together with an affidavit of the time of such
bill of sale being made or given , and of its due
execution and attestation, and a description of the
residence and occupation of the person making or
giving the same (or in case the same is made or
given by any person under or in the execution or
any process, then a description of the residence and
occupation of the person against whom such process
issued ), and of every attesting witness to such bill
of sale, shall be presented to and the said copy and
affidavit shall be filed with the Registrar within
seven clear days after the making or giving of such
bill of sale.
( 3. ) If the bill of sale is made or given subject to any
defeasance or condition, or declaration of trust not
contained in the body thereof, such defeasance,
condition, or declaration shall be deemed to be part
of the bill, and shall be written on the same paper
or parchment therewith before the registration, and
shall be truly set forth in the copy filed under this
ordinance therewith and as part thereof, otherwise
the registration shall be void.
In case two or more bills of sale are given , comprising in
whole or in part any of the same chattels, they shall have prior
ity in the order of the date of their registration respectively as
regards such chattels ,
A transfer or assignment of a registered bill of sale need not
be registered.
11. The registration of a bill of sale, whether executed before Renewalof
or after the commencement of this ordinance, must be renewed registration ,
[ 41 & 42 V. c.
once at leastevery five years,, and if a period of five years elapses 31,s.11.]
from the registration or renewed registration of a bill of sale
without a renewal or further renewal ( as the case may be ), the
registration shall become void.
The renewal of a registration shall be effected by filing with
the Registrar an affidavit stating the date of the bill of sale and
of the last registration thereof, and the names, residences, and
occupations of the parties thereto as stated therein, and that the
bill of sale is still аa subsisting security.

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