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    An Act relating to Conveyancing and the Law of Property.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    This Act provides rules relative to sale and other transactions concerning land. It also concerns (statutory) mortgages, easements and selected matters regarding leases. The Act requires contracts for sale etc. to be in writing. All conveyances of land or of any interest therein are void for the purpose of conveying or creating a legal estate unless made by deed. The Act specifies covenants that may be included in a deed. Mortgaged land may be leased by mortgagee or mortgagor for agricultural or mining purposes. As for mortgages the Act specifies procedures for execution.

  2. Library Resource

    An Act relating to the law of succession.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    This Act concerns succession and related matters such as the administration of estates of deceased persons. It provides, among other things, for: the among and execution of wills, devolution of estates, distribution on intestacy and grant of representation. The Act also establishes the officer of the Administrator General and defines its functions and powers.

  3. Library Resource

    An Act relating to the limitation of real property actions.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    This Act places limits and restrictions on actions related to real property rights and regarding in particular recovery of land and rent. The Act provides rules for the accrual of the right to make entry or distress and defines rights of tenants. It also concerns limitation of action by mortgagees, mortgagors and heirs.

  4. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for various matters relating to the control and use of water in Trinidad and Tobago.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    An Act makes provision for powers of competent authorities (as designated by the Minister) in respect to irrigation works and other waterworks in water improvement areas and provides in general for the use of conservation of water and related matters.

  5. Library Resource

    An Act relating to the execution of Wills and the granting of Probate and Letters of Administration.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    This Act concerns, among other things, the making and execution of wills and probate of wills, and the administration of estates of deceased persons. It provides rules for legal proceedings regarding wills and the appointment of an administrator if a person dies intestate.

  6. Library Resource

    An Act relating to the Registrar General.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    This Act establishes the Registrar General who shall keep four separate and distinct indexes of: (a) Deeds; (b) probates of Wills and Letters of Administration; (c) judgments, decrees, orders and rules; and (d) memoranda of lis pendens. The Act also provides for examination of documents and certified copies and grants the power to make Rules to the Registrar General.

  7. Library Resource

    An Act relating to the execution, registration and admission in evidence of Deeds, and to provide for the protection of purchasers and mortgagees.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    This Act makes provision for the registration and execution of deeds. It also provides for the protection of purchasers and mortgagees. For the purposes of this Act a memorandum of a statutory lease executed in accordance with the provisions of the Land Tenants (Security of Tenure) Act, shall be deemed to be a deed registrable under this Act. Deeds shall be certified by a licensed Surveyor within the meaning of the Land Surveyors Ordinance.

  8. Library Resource

    An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Administrator General and to the devolution and distribution of property on the death of the owner thereof.

    Legislation
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas

    This Act concerns the administration of real estate and personal property of deceased persons by an administrator or executor by will. The Act also makes provision for the distribution of estates under intestate and other administration or disposal of assets. The Administrator General, an office established under this Act, may, subject as is provided in and by the Wills and Probate Act, apply to the Court for Letters of Administration.

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