Law of Property Act 1922

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Assimilation and Amendment of the Law of Real and Personal Estate.

   1. Legal Estates, Equitable Interests and Powers.

      1. 1. " Legal estates " and " equitable interests " and repeal of the Statute of Uses.

      2. 2. The getting in of bare outstanding legal estates.

      3. 3. Purchaser of legal estate not concerned with certain equitable interests or powers; and provisions for the protection thereof.

      4. 4. Enforcement of equitable interests and powers.

      5. 5. Title to be shown to legal estates.

      6. 6. Registration in Middlesex and Yorkshire.

      7. 7. Provisions as to contracts.

      8. 8. Rights protected by registration.

   2. Mortgages.

      1. 9. Effect, creation, and realisation of mortgages of freeholds and leaseholds.

   3. Undivided Shares.

      1. 10. The entirety of land held in undivided shares to vest in trustees for sale, with power to postpone the sale.

   4. Dispositions on Trust for Sale.

      1. 11. Provisions for regulating and facilitating dealings with land held on trust for sale.

   5. Settlements.

      1. 12. Regulations respecting settlements of land.

   6. Infants and Lunatics.

      1. 13. Infants not to take legal estates; conveyances on behalf of lunatics.

   7. Land Charges.

      1. 14. Amendment of the Land Charges Registration and Searches Act, 1888, in respect of death duties and other matters.

   8. Death Duties and Bankruptcies.

      1. 15. Provisions for payment of death duties and protection of purchasers therefrom.

      2. 16. As to bankruptcies of estate owners.

   9. Amendments of the General Law.

      1. 17. Abolition of technicalities respecting the creation of entailed interests and of the rule in Shelley's case.

      2. 18. Abolition of the double possibility rule.

      3. 19. As to heirs taking by purchase.

   10. Miscellaneous Provisions.

       1. 20. Rights of pre-emption and entry, and extension of the Satisfied Terms Act.

       2. 21. Vesting orders and dispositions of legal estates operating as conveyances by an estate owner.

       3. 22. Provisions of Act to apply to incorporeal hereditaments.

       4. 23. Easements.

       5. 24. Reservations.

       6. 25. Confirmation of past transactions.

       7. 26. Charitable and public trusts.

       8. 27. Examples of abstracts of title and instruments.

   11. Savings and Reservations.

       1. 28. Legal interests converted into equitable interests not to fail.

       2. 29. Special statutory modes for conveying or acquiring land.

       3. 30. Leasing powers.

       4. 31. Limitation and Prescription Acts.

       5. 32. Effect of possession of documents.

       6. 33. Interests of persons in possession.

   12. Construction.

       1. 34. Construction.

3. PART II Amendments of the Settled Land Acts.

   1. 35. Amendments consequential on other Parts of this Act.

   2. 36. Power on dispositions to impose restrictions and reserve easements, and as to valuation of timber on sale.

   3. 37. As to sale of mansion.

   4. 38. Power to acquire land subject to certain incumbrances, and power for a tenant for life to accept leases.

   5. 39. Extension of section 10 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.

   6. 40. Consideration on sale to company incorporated by special Act or provisional order.

   7. 41. Power to grant water rights to statutory bodies for nominal consideration, and to make grants or leases for public purposes for a nominal consideration or gratuitously.

   8. 42. Extension of sections 6 and 7 of the Act of 1882.

   9. 43. Power to sell in consideration of a rentcharge, and extension of section 13 of the Act of 1882.

   10. 44. Power to grant options.

   11. 45. Power to compromise claims and release restrictions, &c, and to vary leases and grants, and apportion rents.

   12. 46. General power for the tenant for life to effect any transaction under an order of the Court.

   13. 47. Extension of section 20 of the Act of 1882.

   14. 48. As to duration of settlements.

   15. 49. As to trustees of settlements created by more than one instrument.

   16. 50. As to trustees of referential settlements.

   17. 51. As to who are trustees for the purposes of the Acts, and as to additional powers to appoint trustees.

   18. 52. As to base fees.

   19. 53. Absolute owners, subject to certain interests, to have the powers of a tenant for life, and as to infants.

   20. 54. Exercise of powers of tenant for life by married woman restrained from anticipation.

   21. 55. Amendment of section 58 of the Act of 1882.

   22. 56. Powers of trustees when there is no tenant for life.

   23. 57. Provisions as to different estates settled upon the same limitations.

   24. 58. Provision enabling dealings with tenant for life.

   25. 59. Power to charge by way of additional or substituted security.

   26. 60. Dedication for streets, open spaces, &c.

   27. 61. Trustees for management of settled land during minority.

   28. 62. Extension of section 42 of the Act of 1882.

   29. 63. As to personal estate settled by reference to capital money, or on trusts corresponding with the limitations of land.

   30. 64. Application of capital money.

   31. 65. Amendment of section 25 and repeal of section 26 of the Act of 1882; and power to raise' money for improvements, and for the court or the trustees to impose conditions for repayment of money applied for improvements.

   32. 66. As to money received by way of damages for breach of covenant.

   33. 67. As to capital arising otherwise than under the Acts.

   34. 68. Effect of surrender of life estate to the next remainderman.

   35. 69. Amendment of section 50 of the Act of 1882.

   36. 70. As to a tenant for life who has parted with his interest.

   37. 71. Construction.

4. PART III Amendments of the Conveyancing Acts.

   1. 72. Abolition of technicalities in regard to conveyances and deeds.

   2. 73. Execution of instruments by or on behalf of corporations and provisions as to corporations sole.

   3. 74. Abolition of acknowledgments by married women.

   4. 75. Acquisitions and dispositions of trust estates by married women.

   5. 76. Abolition of enrolment of disentailing assurance, &c.

   6. 77. Power for tenant in tail in possession to dispose of property by specific devise or bequest.

   7. 78. Relief against forfeiture of leases on assignment, &c, and as to powers to distrain.

   8. 79. Powers of attorney relating to land to be filed.

   9. 80. Powers of attorney for value and amendment of section 47 of the Act of 1881.

   10. 81. Effect of bankruptcy of the mortgagor as respects the power for the mortgagee to sell or appoint a receiver.

   11. 82. Transfers of mortgages.

   12. 83. Amendments of sections 5, 19, 23 and 24 of the Act of 1881, and of the Act of 1882, and of section 8 of the Act of 1911.

   13. 84. Reconveyances of mortgages by endorsed receipts.

   14. 85. Notice of trusts affecting mortgage debts.

   15. 86. Management of land of infants or persons entitled contingently.

   16. 87. Contingent and future testamentary gifts to carry the intermediate income.

   17. 88. Power to apply income for maintenance and to accumulate surplus income during a minority.

   18. 89. Accumulations of surplus income.

   19. 90. Power to discharge or modify restrictive covenants affecting land.

   20. 91. Creation of rentcharges.

   21. 92. Amendment of section 45 of the Conveyancing Act, 1881.

   22. 93. Apportionment of charges payable for redemption of tithe rent charge.

   23. 94. Thirty years substituted for forty years as the root of title.

   24. 95. Provisions as to constructive notice.

   25. 96. Covenants binding land.

   26. 97. Contracts entered into by a person with himself and another or others.

   27. 98. As to the rule as to perpetuities.

   28. 99. Validation of certain gifts void for remoteness.

   29. 100. Protection of purchasers claiming under certain void appointments.

   30. 101. Amendment of section 65 of the Conveyancing Act, 1881.

   31. 102. Rights of the public over waste land and commons.

   32. 103. Restriction of inclosure of commons.

   33. 104. Stipulations preventing a purchaser, lessee or underlessee from employing his own solicitor to be void.

   34. 105. Application of insurance money on completion of a sale.

   35. 106. Amendment of 34 & 35 Vict. c.31, s.7.

   36. 107. Construction of deeds and other instruments and presumption of survivorship.

   37. 108. Construction.

5. PART IV Amendments of the Trustee Acts.

   1. 109. As to the number of trustees of a settlement or holding land on trust for sale, and notice of their appointment.

   2. 110. Provisions relating to appointments of new trustees.

   3. 111. Evidence as to a vacancy in a trust.

   4. 112. Vesting declarations.

   5. 113. Vesting orders.

   6. 114. Vesting orders in relation to infant's beneficial interests.

   7. 115. Alimentary trusts.

   8. 116. Amendment of section 47 of the Trustee Act, 1893.

   9. 117. Protection to personal representatives and trustees in respect of rents, covenants, &c, after conveyance.

   10. 118. Protection to trustees by means of advertisements.

   11. 119. Powers of trustees supplementary to powers of investment.

   12. 120. Various powers of trustees.

   13. 121. Power of advancement.

   14. 122. Power to raise money by sale, mortgage, &c.

   15. 123. Power for the High Court to authorise dealings with trust property.

   16. 124. Provision for protection of purchasers and mortgagees.

   17. 125. Power to employ agents, and to concur with others.

   18. 126. Application of insurance money where policy kept up under any trust, power, or obligation.

   19. 127. Construction.

6. PART V Abolition of Copyhold and Customary Tenure.

   1. Abolition of Copyholds.

      1. 128. Enfranchisement of copyholds.

      2. 129. Endorsement of assurances of enfranchised land by stewards.

      3. 130. Provisions as to fines and heriots.

      4. 131. Provisions as to fees.

      5. 132. Provisions as to forfeitures.

      6. 133. Application to copyholds for life or years without right of perpetual renewal.

      7. 134. Application to Crown and Duchy lands.

      8. 135. Application to perpetually renewable copyholds.

      9. 136. Saving of Grand and Petty Sergeanty services.

      10. 137. Provisions for the protection of Royal Parks and Gardens.

7. PART VI Extinguishment of Manorial Incidents.

   1. 138. Extinguishment of manorial incidents.

   2. 139. Facilities for extinguishing manorial incidents and compensation rentcharges.

   3. 140. Provisions where manorial incidents are extinguished on expiration of ten years after the commencement of Act.

   4. 141. Application to Crown and Duchy lands.

   5. 142. Application to manors where derivative interests are entered on rolls or take effect at law.

   6. 143. Construction of Part VI.

   7. General Provisions.

      1. 144. Power to inspect Court Rolls.

8. PART VII Provisions respecting Leaseholds.

   1. Conversion of Perpetually Renewable Leaseholds into Long Terms.

      1. 145. Conversion of perpetually renewable leaseholds.

   2. General Provisions.

      1. 146. Abolition of interesse termini and as to reversionary leases.

9. PART VIII Amendment of the Law of Intestacy.

   1. As to Real and Personal Estate.

      1. 147. Trust for sale and provisions as to administration.

      2. 148. Abolition of descent to heir, curtesy dower, and escheat.

      3. 149. Statutory trusts in favour of issue of the intestate or a class of persons.

      4. 150. Succession to real and personal estate on intestacy.

      5. 151. Heirs taking by purchase.

      6. 152. Wills in contemplation of marriage.

   2. Miscellaneous Provisions.

      1. 153. Death duties not affected.

      2. 154. Construction and as to a lunatic's and an infant's real estate.

10. PART IX Repeal and Re-enactment, with Amendments, of Part I. of the Land Transfer Act, 1897, relating to Personal Representatives.

    1. 155. Meaning of " real estate " and constitution of representative in regard to interests therein not ceasing on the death.

    2. 156. Devolution of real estate to personal representative.

    3. 157. Abolition of syndics in the case of trust corporations.

    4. 158. Effect of assent or conveyance by personal representative.

    5. 159. As to giving possession and enforcing rights against personal representative.

    6. 160. Appropriation of property by personal representative in satisfaction of legacy or share.

    7. 161. Appointment of special or additional personal representatives in the case of settled land.

    8. 162. Powers of personal representatives in regard to administration.

    9. 163. Powers of management.

11. PART X Amendments of the Land Transfer Acts, 1875 and 1897.

    1. Interests in Land capable of Registration.

       1. 164. As to undivided shares.

       2. 165. Registration of legal estates.

    2. Amendments and Powers.

       1. 166. Amendments and powers.

    3. Charges and Mortgages of Registered Land.

       1. 167. Provisions as to registered charges.

       2. 168. Mortgages protected on the register.

       3. 169. As to securing further advances.

    4. Registered Estates and Subsidiary Deeds.

       1. 170. Registered estates in registered land.

       2. 171. As to subsidiary deeds off the register.

    5. Conversion into Absolute or Good Leasehold Title.

       1. 172. Conversion into absolute or good leasehold title.

    6. Effect of the Limitation Acts in respect of Registered Land.

       1. 173. Acquisition of title by possession.

    7. Rectification and Indemnity.

       1. 174. Rectification of the register.

       2. 175. Right to indemnity in certain cases.

    8. Contracts, Acquisition of Easements, and Evidence.

       1. 176. As to contracts and the acquisition of easements or other benefits.

       2. 177. Provisions as to vendor and purchaser, and effect of covenants for title.

       3. 178. Office copies, &c. to he evidence, and as to right of production.

    9. Provisions as to Bankruptcy.

       1. 179. Provisions as to bankruptcy of registered proprietor.

       2. 180. Disclaimer of a lease by a trustee in bankruptcy.

    10. As to Death Duties.

        1. 181. Protection of purchasers from claims for death duties.

    11. Personal Representative.

        1. 182. Special or additional personal representatives.

    12. Compulsory Registration on Sale.

        1. 183. Power to require registration of title on sale.

    13. Miscellaneous Provisions.

        1. 184. Fee, orders and accounts.

        2. 185. Land Registry Public Departments and meaning of "Chief Land Registrar".

        3. 186. Remuneration of solicitors.

        4. 187. Short titles; extent.

12. PART XI General Provisions.

    1. 188. General definitions and jurisdiction of the court.

    2. 189. Special definitions applicable to Part V.

    3. 190. Special definitions applicable to Part VII.

    4. 191. Short title; commencement; extent.

13. SCHEDULES.

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

       1. PART I Outstanding Legal Estates.

          1. 1. Provisions for discharging or getting in bare outstanding legal estates.

          2. 2. Where at or immediately after the commencement of this Act...

          3. 3. Where at or immediately after the commencement of this Act...

          4. 4. Any person (not otherwise entitled under the foregoing provisions to...

          5. 5. Any legal estate acquired by virtue of this enactment shall...

          6. 6. Under the provisions of this enactment the legal estate affected...

          7. 7. If and when any person is registered as proprietor of...

          8. 8. Nothing in this Part of this schedule shall operate—

          9. 9. No stamp duty shall become payable by reason only of...

       2. PART II Enforcement of Equitable Interests and Powers.

          1. 1. All equitable interests and powers in or over land (whether...

          2. 2. If the legal estate is not vested in personal representatives...

          3. 3. Legal effect may be given, by means of a mortgage...

          4. 4. Where, by reason of a right of reverter, statutory or...

          5. 5. If any question arises whether any and what legal estate...

          6. 6. If the trustees for sale, tenant for life of full...

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

       Provisions as to Mortgages.

       1. 1. Existing freehold mortgages to take effect by way of demise.

       2. 2. Existing leasehold mortgages to take effect by sub-demise.

       3. 3. Mode of mortgaging freeholds.

       4. 4. Mode of mortgaging leaseholds.

       5. 5. Realisation of freehold mortgages.

       6. 6. Realisation of leasehold mortgages.

       7. 7. Realisation of equitable charges by the court.

       8. 8. Consolidation, tacking and further advances.

       9. 9. As to taking possession and as to undivided shares and the ceaser of mortgage terms.

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

       Provisions as to Undivided Shares.

       1. 1. Vesting of land held in undivided shares in trustees on trust for sale, and repeal of the Partition Acts.

       2. 2. Undivided shares (after this Act) to take effect behind a trust for sale of the land.

       3. 3. Joint tenancies.

       4. 4. Rules of court.

    4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

       Dispositions on Trust for Sale.

       1. 1. Appointment of trustees of dispositions on trust for sale.

       2. 2. Consents to the execution of a trust for sale ; as to giving effect to the wishes of the persons interested and protection to trustees.

       3. 3. Purchaser not to be concerned with the trusts of the proceeds of sale if paid to two or more trustees or to a trust corporation.

       4. 4. Powers of management given to trustees for sale, trust of rents and profits till sale, and provisions as to partition among persons interested in the proceeds of sale.

       5. 5. Delegation of powers of management by trustees for sale.

    5. FIFTH SCHEDULE

       Provisions Relating to Settlements.

       1. 1. Authorised method of settling land inter vivos by " vesting " and " trust " deeds.

       2. 2. The contents of " vesting instruments, " and as to land acquired with capital money.

       3. 3. Vesting deeds, assents, or discharges, on change of ownership of the settled land or on the termination of the settlement.

       4. 4. As to settlements created by will after this Act and as to settled land vested in a personal representative at the commencement of this Act.

       5. 5. Forfeiture and stamps.

       6. 6. Devolution of settled land on a death.

       7. 7. Disputes as to vesting deeds and assents, and power to make vesting orders of settled land.

       8. 8. Existing settlements and instruments not complying with this Act to operate as " trust deeds. "

       9. 9. Vesting deeds and orders for giving effect to existing settlements and trust deeds inter vivos.

       10. 10. Restrictions on dispositions where Settled Land Act trustees as appointed.

       11. 11. Consents by assignees of life interests.

       12. 12. Indemnities to personal representatives and others.

       13. 13. Provisions for the protection of a purchaser in good faith of settled land.

    6. SIXTH SCHEDULE

       Provisions relating to Infants and Lunatics.

       1. 1. Infant's beneficial legal estate made to vest in the trustees of the settlement.

       2. 2. As to infant trustees and mortgagees of land.

       3. 3. Provisions where an infant becomes entitled on a death.

       4. 4. Abolition of conveyances of legal estates to infants.

       5. 5. Infants not to be appointed trustees or personal representatives.

       6. 6. Receipts by married infants.

       7. 7. Conveyances on behalf of lunatics and defectives.

       8. 8. Power for the court to settle the beneficial interests of a lunatic or defective.

    7. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

       As to Land Charges and Local Land Charges.

       1. 1. Extension of meaning of " land charge. "

       2. 2. As to " local land charges. "

       3. 3. Re-registration of deeds of arrangement.

       4. 4. Saving of Crown rights and vacation of writs.

    8. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

       EPITOMES OF ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

       1. SPECIMEN No. 1 OF THE TITLE OF JOHN WILLIAMS TO BLACKACRE.WHERE THE TITLE COMMENCES BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS ACT.

          1. 10th June 1897.

          2. 4th June 1898.

          3. 1st Augist 1898.

          4. 20th August 1899.

          5. 2nd Septmber 1915.

          6. 1st January 1925.

          7. 20th January 1925.

          8. 2nd February 1925.

          9. 3rd February 1925.

          10. 4th February 1925.

          11. 6th March 1925.

          12. 2nd April 1925.

          13. 3rd May 1925.

          14. 6th June 1925.

          15. 1st December 1925.

          16. 2nd January 1926.

          17. Same date.

          18. 3rd January 1926.

          19. 6th February 1926.

          20. 20th March 1926.

          21. 1st June 1926.

          22. 8th August 1926.

          23. 12th November 1926.

          24. 20th December 1926.

          25. 10th June 1927.

          26. 12th January 1928.

          27. 10th August 1928.

          28. 15th June 1929.

          29. 16th June 1929.

       2. SPECIMEN No. 2 OF THE TITLE OF THE TRUSTEES OF FRANK SMITHERS TO GREENACRE.RELATING TO UNDIVIDED SHARES.

          1. 2nd January 1910.

          2. 4th February 1910.

          3. 1st March 1910.

          4. 3rd April 1910.

          5. 4th December 1910.

          6. 5th January 1911.

          7. 15th April 1911.

          8. 20th May 1911.

          9. 8th June 1913.

          10. 20th June 1913.

          11. 4th August 1913.

          12. 2nd May 1918.

          13. 30th July 1918.

          14. 1st Janaury 1925.

          15. 4th June 1925.

          16. 7th May 1926.

          17. 4th June 1926.

          18. 1st December 1926.

          19. 20th April 1927.

          20. 3rd May 1927.

          21. 14th July 1927.

          22. 16th March 1929.

          23. 12th June 1929.

          24. 25th July 1929.

          25. 7th January 1930.

          26. 8th January 1930.

          27. 9th January 1931.

          28. 23rd June 1932.

       3. SPECIMEN No. 3 OF THE TITLE OF R. HORNE TO WHITEACRE.WHERE THE TITLE COMMENCES AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS ACT.

          1. 4th July 1925.

          2. Same date.

          3. 3rd August 1925.

          4. 4th September 1925.

          5. Same date.

          6. 7th January 1926.

          7. 3rd September 1926.

          8. 4th April 1927.

          9. 1st October 1927.

          10. 2nd December 1927.

          11. 2nd June 1928.

          12. 2nd June 1928.

          13. 4th November 1928.

          14. 10th July 1929.

          15. 1st October 1929.

          16. 3rd November 1929.

          17. 4th November 1929.

          18. 10th November 1929.

          19. 20th November 1929.

          20. Same date.

          21. Same date.

          22. Same date.

          23. 10th March 1930.

       4. SPECIMEN No. 4 OF THE TITLE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS OF M. CURTIS To RICH AND MIDDLE FARMS.RELATING TO INFANTS.

          1. 2nd January 1918.

          2. 4th February 1918.

          3. 12th May 1918.

          4. 15th December 1918.

          5. 1st January 1925.

          6. 3rd June 1925.

          7. 29th September 1925.

          8. 12th October 1925.

          9. 10th November 1925.

          10. 1st February 1926.

          11. 3rd April 1926.

          12. 5th September 1926.

       5. SPECIMEN No. 5 OF THE TITLE OF GEORGE SMITH TO HOUSES IN JOHN STREET.RELATING To LEASEHOLD PROPERTY.

          1. 25th March 1911.

          2. 26th March 1911.

          3. Same date.

          4. Same date.

          5. 24th December 1914.

          6. 1st January 1925.

          7. 1st July 1925.

          8. 20th July 1925.

    9. NINTH SCHEDULE

       FORMS OF INSTRUMENTS.

    10. TENTH SCHEDULE

        Consequential Amendments of the Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890.

        1. 1. Amendments consequential of Part I. of this Act.

        2. 2. Amendments for the purposes of Parts V. and VI.

        3. 3. Amendments for the purposes of Part VII.

    11. ELEVENTH SCHEDULE

        Forms of Transfer and Discharge of Mortgages.

        1. PART I Form of Transfer of Mortgage.

        2. PART II Form of Receipt on Discharge of a Mortgage.

    12. TWELFTH SCHEDULE

        Effect of Enfranchisement.

        1. 1. The following provisions shall, from and after the commencement of...

        2. 2. The enfranchisement shall not, except as in this Act mentioned,...

        3. 3. Where the land is, at the commencement or by virtue...

        4. 4. An enfranchisement by virtue of this Act shall not deprive...

        5. 5. An enfranchisement by virtue of this Act of any land...

        6. 6. An enfranchisement by virtue of this Act shall not affect...

        7. 7. A right preserved to the lord by virtue of this...

        8. 8. On the enfranchisement of any land by virtue of this...

    13. THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Compensation for Extinguishment of Manorial Incidents.

        1. PART I

        2. PART II Scale of Compensation for extinguishment of Manorial Incidents.

           1. Fines Arbitrary.

              1. 1. In fine arbitrary cases where a fine is payable on...

              2. 2. The table is calculated on the principle that a fine...

              3. 3. In estimating the annual value of the land, no deduction...

              4. 4. Where there are facilities for improvement or the land has...

           2. Fines Certain.

              1. 5. In fine certain cases where a fine is payable on...

           3. Reliefs.

              1. 6. The amount of compensation for a relief shall be calculated...

           4. Heriots.

              1. 7. The compensation for a heriot payable on alienation by, as...

              2. 8. The value of a heriot shall be ascertained from the...

           5. When Fine or Heriot payable only on one of the Events of Alienation or Death.

              1. 9. The table being calculated on the assumption that fines and...

           6. When Fine or Heriot payable on Death of Lord.

              1. 10. In manors in which fines or heriots are payable on...

           7. Quit Rents and other Annual Payments.

              1. 11. The compensation for quit rents, free rents, and other annual...

           8. Timber.

              1. 12. Compensation for timber shall be ascertained as follows :—Where by...

           9. Other Incidents.

              1. 13. The compensation for all incidents of copyhold tenure extinguished or...

           10. Perpetually Renewable Copyholds.

               1. 14. In the case of perpetually renewable copyhold land the compensation...

           11. Escheat and other Rights reserved.

               1. 15. The right of escheat being abolished for the benefit of...

           12. When Land held by joint Tenants or on behalf of Tenants in common.

               1. 16. In the case of an extinguishment of manorial incidents by...

           13. Interest.

               1. 17. Interest shall be payable half-yearly on the amount of the...

           14. Date of Computation.

               1. 18. The value of any matter to be taken into account...

    14. FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Scale of Steward's Compensation for Loss of Office.

    15. FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Provisions Relating to Perpetually Renewable Leases and Underleases.

        1. 1. Conversion of perpetually renewable leases into long terms.

        2. 2. Conversion of perpetually renewable under-leases into long terms.

        3. 3. Incidence of equities, incumbrances, and sub-terms.

        4. 4. Title acquired and stamps.

        5. 5. Dispositions purporting to create perpetually renewable leaseholds.

        6. 6. Satisfaction of existing contracts to grant perpetually renewable interests.

        7. 7. Future contracts for renewal and as to leases for lives.

        8. 8. Effect of powers to grant renewable leases.

        9. 9. Saving of rights and powers under 8 Edw. 7. c. 36.

        10. 10. Powers and covenants implied in leases and underleases affected.

        11. 11. Liability of lessees and underlessees.

        12. 12. Conversion of fines into additional rent.

        13. 13. Interest on fines.

        14. 14. Provisions respecting commutation of additional rent and other matters.

        15. 15. Compensation of lessor's agents.

        16. 16. Disputes to be submitted to the Minister.

        17. 17. Power to raise and apply capital for commuting additional rent.

        18. 18. Notices.

        19. 19. Registered leases and underleases.

        20. 20. Office copies and searches.

    16. SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE

        Amendments of the Land Transfer Acts.

        1. PART I Amendments and Repeals or the Act of 1875 as varied by the Act of 1897.

           1. 1. Sections referred to.

           2. 2. Definitions.

           3. 3. Application for registration by intending purchasers and as to examination of title.

           4. 4. Application for registration of leaseholds.

           5. 5. Overriding interests.

           6. 6. Determination of incumbrances or registered interests.

           7. 7. Dispositions of registered freeholds by the proprietors thereof.

           8. 8. Estate of transferee of freeholds with absolute title.

           9. 9. Dispositions of registered leaseholds by the registered proprietor.

           10. 10. Estate of transferee for value of leaseholds with absolute title.

           11. 11. Transmission on death, and rights of husband of female proprietor.

           12. 12. Dispositions off the register creating " minor interests. "

           13. 13. Notice of leases, rentcharges, &c.

           14. 14. Cautions against registered dealings.

           15. 15. Power to place restrictions on the register.

           16. 16. Caution against first registration of land.

           17. 17. Notice of manorial incidents.

           18. 18. As to settled land and land held on trust for sale and used as to part owners.

           19. 19. Facts and documents to be disclosed.

           20. 20. Enactments as to notice, writs, orders, deeds of arrangement, and land charges.

           21. 21. Restrictive covenants.

           22. 22. Amendment of section 82 and as to the Trustee Acts.

           23. 23. As to married women, infants, and lunatics.

           24. 24. Rectification of the register by the court.

           25. 25. Power to make general rules.

        2. PART II Amendments and Repeals of the Act of 1897.

           1. 1. Sections referred to.

           2. 2. Settled land.

           3. 3. Provisions as to infants.

           4. 4. As to land held on trust for sale.

           5. 5. As to vesting orders declarations and deeds and dispositions in name of proprietor.

           6. 6. As to the application of compensation money.

           7. 7. Land certificates and certificates of charge.

           8. 8. Transfers and charges.

           9. 9. Applications, &c. by unqualified persons.

           10. 10. Restriction on number of trustees and description of registered land.

           11. 11. Exceptions in regard to compulsory registration.