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

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1939 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act relating to Conveyancing and the Law of Property.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Transfer Contract/agreement Lease Agricultural land Inheritance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
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.

Full text
English
Website
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt

References - Legislation

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.

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 2020

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cadastre/land registration, Contract/agreement, Court/tribunal, Land tenure, Offences/penalties, Private land, Property rights, Registration, Transfer

Source: FAO, FAOLEX