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17 Deed of discharge on termination of settlement.E+W

(1)Where the estate owner of any settled land holds the land free from all equitable interests and powers under a trust instrument, the persons who in the last or only principal vesting instrument or the last or only endorsement on or annex thereto are declared to be the trustees of the settlement or the survivors of them shall, save as hereinafter mentioned, be bound to execute, at the cost of the trust estate, a deed declaring that they are discharged from the trust so far as regards that land:

Provided that, if the trustees have notice of any derivative settlement, [F1trust of land] or equitable charge affecting such land, they shall not execute a deed of discharge until—

(a)in the case of a derivative settlement, or [F1trust of land], a vesting instrument or a conveyance has been executed or made for giving effect thereto; and

(b)in the case of an equitable charge, they are satisfied that the charge is or will be secured by a legal mortgage, or is protected by registration as a land charge, or by deposit of the documents of title, or that the owner thereof consents to the execution of the deed of discharge.

Where the land is affected by a derivative settlement or [F1trust of land], the deed of discharge shall contain a statement that the land is settled land by virtue of such vesting instrument as aforesaid and the trust instrument therein referred to, or is [F2subject to a trust of land] by virtue of such conveyance as aforesaid, as the case may require.

(2)If, in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) of this section and when the conditions therein mentioned have been complied with, the trustees of a settlement on being requested to execute a deed of discharge—

(a)by the estate owner; or

(b)by a person interested under, or by the trustees of, a derivative settlement; or

(c)by the trustees of [F3land];

refuse to do so, or if for any reason the discharge cannot be effected without undue delay or expense, the estate owner, person interested, or trustees may apply to the court for an order discharging the first mentioned trustees as respects the whole or any part of the settled land, and the court may make such order as it may think fit.

(3)Where a deed or order of discharge contains no statement to the contrary, a purchaser of a legal estate in the land to which the deed or order relates shall be entitled to assume that the land has ceased to be settled land, and is not subject to [F4a trust of land].

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 17(1) substituted (1.1.1997) by 1996 c. 47, s. 25(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(6)(a)(i)(with ss. 24(2), 25(4)(5)); S.I. 1996/2974, art.2

F2Words in s. 17(1) substituted (1.1.1997) by 1996 c. 47, s. 25(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(6)(a)(ii)(with ss. 24(2), 25(4)(5)); S.I. 1996/2974, art.2

F3Words in s. 17(2)(c) substituted (1.1.1997) by 1996 c. 47, s. 25(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(6)(b)(with ss. 24(2), 25(4)(5)); S.I. 1996/2974, art. 2

F4Words in s. 17(3) substituted (1.1.1997) by 1996 c. 47, s. 25(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(6)(c)(with ss. 24(2), 25(4)(5)); S.I. 1996/2974, art.2

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