Married Women’s Property Act Amendment Act 1886 No 14a (NSW)

No. IN.

An Act to amend the "Married Women's

Property Act." [27th August, 1886.]

WH E R E A S forty-second of Victoria n u m b e r eleven provides t h a t where a

t h e " Mar r ied W o m e n ' s P rope r ty A c t " be ing t h e A c t

w o m a n marr ied after t h e pass ing of t he said A c t becomes ent i t led

u n d e r t h e " R e a l E s t a t e of In t e s t a t e s Dis t r ibu t ion A c t of 1 8 6 2 " or

any A c t a m e n d i n g t h e same to an es ta te of freehold or to any interes t in the proceeds of any sale thereof t h e in teres t in such proceeds or t he r en t s and profits of such proper ty shall belong to such w o m a n for her separa te use and he r receipts alone shall be a good discharge for t he same A n d whereas no provision is conta ined in t he first-mentioned A c t for t he case of a marr ied woman becoming en t i t l ed unde r any deed or will to real es ta te or a n y in teres t the re in A n d whereas it is expedient to amend t h e said A c t so as to r emedy such defect B e i t therefore enacted by t h e Queen ' s Mos t Excel lent Majes ty b y and wi th t he advice and consent of t he Legis la t ive Counci l a n d Legis la t ive Assembly

of N e w South Wales in P a r l i a m e n t assembled and by the au thor i ty of t h e same as follows :—
1. The provisions contained in section e ight of t h e " Marr ied W o m e n ' s P r o p e r t y A c t " shall apply to t h e case of a w o m a n marr ied after t h e pass ing of such A c t becoming ent i t led unde r any deed or will to a n estate of freehold in rea l es ta te or to any in te res t in t h e proceeds of a n y sale thereof Provided always t h a t no th ing here in contained shall inval idate or affect a n y receipt or d ischarge for t he r en t s and profits of such property or any cont rac t se t t l ement dis­ posit ion or ag reemen t concern ing t h e same wh ich would otherwise have been legal and b ind ing given or m a d e be tween t h e twen t i e th day

of M a r c h one thousand e igh t hund red and seventy-nine and t h e com­

m e n c e m e n t of th i s Ac t .