Part IE+W Implied covenants for title

Transitional provisionsE+W

12 Covenants in new form to be implied in other cases.E+W

(1)This section applies to a contract for the disposition of property entered into before the commencement of this Part where the disposition is made after commencement and section 11 (cases in which covenants in old form to be implied) does not apply because there has been an intervening disposition expressed, in accordance with this Part, to be with full title guarantee.

(2)A contract which contains a term that the person making the disposition shall do so as beneficial owner shall be construed as requiring that person to do so by an instrument expressed to be made with full title guarantee.

(3)A contract which contains a term that the person making the disposition shall do so—

(a)as settlor, or

(b)as trustee or mortgagee or personal representative,

shall be construed as requiring that person to do so by an instrument expressed to be made with limited title guarantee.

(4)A contract for the disposition of a leasehold interest in land entered into at a date when the title to the leasehold interest was registered shall be construed as requiring the person making the disposition for which it provides to do so by an instrument expressed to be made with full title guarantee.

(5)Where this section applies and the contract provides that any of the covenants to be implied by virtue of section 76 of the M1Law of Property Act 1925 or section 24(1)(a) of the M2Land Registration Act 1925 shall be implied in a modified form, the contract shall be construed as requiring a corresponding modification of the covenants implied by virtue of this Part.

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