Estates Tail Act 1853
18Tenant in tail to make disposition by deed as if seised in fee, but not by will or contract
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18 Tenant in tail to make disposition by deed as if seised in fee, but not by will or contract
[Section 18 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]
(1) Every disposition of lands under this Act by a tenant in tail thereof shall be effected by some one of the assurances not being a will by which such tenant in tail could have made the disposition if his estate were an estate at law in fee simple absolute.
(2) No disposition by a tenant in tail shall be of any force, either at law or in equity, under this Act unless made or evidenced by deed.
(3) No disposition by a tenant in tail resting only in contract, either express or implied, or otherwise, and whether supported by a valuable or meritorious consideration or not, shall be of any force at law or in equity under this Act, notwithstanding such disposition shall be made or evidenced by deed.