1(1)In the case of settled land in England or Wales, the tenant for life may enter into a forestry dedication covenant relating to the land or any part thereof either for consideration or gratuitously.E+W+S
(2)The M1Settled Land Act 1925 shall apply as if the power conferred by subparagraph (1) above had been conferred by that Act; and for the purposes of section 72 of that Act (which relates to the mode of giving effect to a disposition by a tenant for life and to the operation thereof), and of any other relevant statutory provision applying to England or Wales, entering into a forestry dedication covenant shall be treated as a disposition.
(3)The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall be construed as one with the Settled Land Act 1925.
[F1(4)Section 28 of the M2Law of Property Act 1925 (which confers the powers of a tenant for life on trustees for sale) shall apply as if the power of a tenant for life under sub-paragraph (1) above had been conferred by the Settled Land Act 1925.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 para. 1(4) repealed (E.W.) (1.1.1997) by 1996 c. 47, s. 25(2), Sch.4 (with ss. 24(2), 25(4), 25(5)); S.I. 1996/2974, art.2
Marginal Citations
M11925 c. 18(98:3)
M21925 c. 20(98:1)