Leaseholds in St. John 's Act (R.S.N.L. 1990, c. L-10). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Newfoundland Document type Legislation Date 1977 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act respecting certain leasehold interests within the city of St. John 's. Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land-use planning Lease Ownership Public land Abandoned land/unoccupied land Cadastre/land registration Vested rights/existing rights Concession Subdivision of land Geographical area Americas, North America Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to certain leasehold interests within the City of St. John. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause referring to various terms therein employed, such as “ancient lease”, “arbitrator”, “building”, “city”, “commercial use”, “modern lease”. The text consists of 24 sections of which the most important ones are: City to acquire freehold (2.1); Modern lease (3); Ancient lease in residential use (4); Lease considered renewed (5); Ancient lease in Full text English Website www.gov.nf.ca