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Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1884
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### 71B Fencing provisions
> *\[Section 71B Inserted by No. 67 of 1964, s. 4 \]*Where an instrument provides that the vendor shall not be required to fence it shall have the same effect as if it had provided that –
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> > > (a) notwithstanding anything contained or implied in the [Boundary Fences Act 1908](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1908-040) , the vendor shall not be required to contribute to the cost of erecting, repairing, or maintaining any boundary fence between the sold land and any adjoining land belonging to the vendor;
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> > > (b) the vendor shall at all times be indemnified and kept indemnified by the purchaser, his personal representatives and assigns against all claims and demands in respect of any such boundary fences; and
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> > > (c) the provision shall cease and determine when and so soon as the adjoining land of the vendor shall be sold for valuable consideration.