54AContracts for sale etc of land to be in writing

#### 54A Contracts for sale etc of land to be in writing 54A Contracts for sale etc of land to be in writing > > (1) No action or proceedings may be brought upon any contract for the sale or other disposition of land or any interest in land, unless the agreement upon which such action or proceedings is brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing, and signed by the party to be charged or by some other person thereunto lawfully authorised by the party to be charged. > > > (2) This section applies to contracts whether made before or after the commencement of the [Conveyancing (Amendment) Act 1930](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1930-44) and does not affect the law relating to part performance, or sales by the court. > > > (3) This section applies and shall be deemed to have applied from the commencement of the [Conveyancing (Amendment) Act 1930](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1930-44) to land under the provisions of the [Real Property Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-025). > > > (4) A contract referred to in subsection (1) is not invalidated or rendered unenforceable only because it has been created in electronic form and electronically signed or attested. > > **s 54A:** Ins 1930 No 44, sec 14. Am 1932 No 65, sec 2 (b); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 2018 No 75, Sch 1 \[6\].