Estates Tail Act 1853
19Assurance by tenant in tail (except certain leases) inoperative unless registered
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19 Assurance by tenant in tail (except certain leases) inoperative unless registered
No assurance by which any disposition of lands shall be effected under this Act by a tenant in tail thereof (except a lease for any term not exceeding 21 years to commence from the date of such lease, or from any time not exceeding 12 months from the date of such lease, where a rent shall be thereby reserved, which, at the time of granting such lease, shall be the full improved annual value of the land, or not less than five-sixths parts of such value), shall have any operation under this Act unless a copy thereof be registered in the office of the Registrar of Deeds within 12 months after the execution thereof.