Land And Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009
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PART 2 Ownership of Land | ||
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Ownership and abolition of feudal tenure. |
9.— (1) From the commencement of this Part, ownership of land comprises the estates and interests specified in this Part. | |
(2) In so far as it survives, feudal tenure is abolished. | ||
(3) Subsection (2) does not affect— | ||
(a) the position of the State under— | ||
(i) the State Property Act 1954, | ||
(ii) section 73 of the Act of 1965, | ||
(b) the concept of an estate under section 10 , | ||
(c) any fee farm grant made in derogation of the Statute Quia Emptores 1290, | ||
(d) any surviving customary right or franchise. | ||
[SQE 1290] | ||
(4) A fee simple remains freely alienable. |