Duties Act 2000
262Execution of instruments
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262 Execution of instruments
For the purposes of this Act, an instrument described in column 1 of the Table is taken to be executed when it is executed by the parties specified in column 2 opposite that instrument.
| Column 1<br>Instrument type | Column 2<br>Executing parties | | Transfer of land under the Transfer of Land Act 1958 | Transferor and transferee | | Conveyance of land (general law) | Grantor | | Transfer of marketable securities | Transferor and transferee | | Mortgage | Mortgagor or person who gives the mortgage | | Lease | Lessor and lessee (whether both execute the original lease or one executes the original and the other executes a counterpart) | | Assignment of lease | Assignor | | Declaration of trust | Settlor |