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Estates Tail Barring Act (Cap. 143).

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Legislation
Date
1862
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act relating to entailed estates.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Transfer Inheritance
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act defines full rights and powers of an actual tenant in tail, whether in possession, remainder, contingency or otherwise, to dispose of for an estate in fee simple, absolute, or for any less estate, the lands of which he or she is tenant in tail. A deed by which any disposition is made by a tenant in tail shall be recorded in the Registry of Records, within six months after the execution thereof.

Full text
English
Website
laws.bahamas.gov.bs