Corporate Bodies (Joint Tenancy) Act 1951 (Cap. 143). Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1951 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleBeing 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