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Corporate Bodies (Joint Tenancy) Act 1951 (Cap. 143).

Country/Territory
Papua New Guinea
Document type
Legislation
Date
1951 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Being an Act to enable corporations to hold property in joint tenancy.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Transfer
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act stipulates that a corporate body shall, subject to provisions of this Act, be capable of acquiring and holding any real or personal property in joint tenancy in the same manner as if it were an individual. The acquisition and holding of property by a corporation in joint tenancy is subject to the same conditions and restrictions as attach to the acquisition and holding in severalty of property by a corporation. On the dissolution of the corporate body, the property in which a corporate body is a joint tenant shall devolve on the other joint tenant.

Full text
English
Website
www.pnglaw.gov.pg