Settled Estates Act (Cap. 8.17). Country/Territory Montserrat (UK) Document type Legislation Date 1945 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water Keyword Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Land tenure Agricultural land Lease Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Smallholders/peasants Transfer Minerals Mining Water rights Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act provides with respect to leases and sales of settled estates. “Settled estates” signifies land, and any estate or interest therein, which is the subject of a settlement. “Settlement” signifies any instrument under or by virtue of which any land or any estate or interest in land stands limited to or in trust for any persons by way of succession. The Act sets out requirements and procedures for to leases and sales of (rights on) settled estates under authority of the court or by a tenant for life. The Court may authorise a sale of the whole or any parts of any settled estates or of any timber. Full text English Website agc.gov.ms