Voluntary Conveyances Amendment Act 1891 (NSW)

No. VIII.

An Act to amend the Law relating* to Voluntary Conveyances. [30th December, 1891.]

Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the WH E R E A S it is expedient to amend the law relating to Voluntary Conveyances : Be it therefore enacted hy the Queen's Most

Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South "Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1. Notwithstanding anything in the Act twenty-seventh Elizabeth chapter four contained, no settlement of land in the Colony of New South Wales duly registered shall, in favour of a purchaser taking under any contract, deed, or other instrument made subsequent to such registration, be deemed fraudulent by reason only that such settlement was not made for valuable consideration.

2. The word " se t t l ement" in the preceding section shall include conveyance, assignment, lease, mortgage, charge, limitation of uses, declaration of trusts, transfer, and other instruments creating or transferring any estate or interest in land, whether under the pro- visions of the Real Property Act or otherwise.

3. The words " d u l y registered" in the first section shall mean registered in accordance with the Act seventh Victoria number sixteen, or as regards land under the " Ileal Property A c t " registered in accordance with that Act.

4. This Act shall not affect the rights of any purchaser under any contract, deed, or other instrument entered into or made before the passing of this Act.

5. This Act may be cited as the " Voluntary Conveyances Amendment Act, 1891."

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