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Law of Property Act 2000
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10 Instruments required to be in writing
(1) Subject to this Act:
(a) no interest in land can be created or disposed of except:
(i) by writing signed by the person creating or conveying
the interest or by the person's agent lawfully authorised
in writing;
(ii) by will; or
(iii) by operation of law;
(b) a declaration of trust in respect of land must be manifested
and proved:
(i) by some writing signed by a person who is able to
declare the trust; or
(ii) by will; and
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(c) a disposition of an equitable interest or trust subsisting at the
time of the disposition, must be manifested and proved:
(i) by some writing signed by the person disposing of the
interest or trust or by the person's agent lawfully
authorised in writing; or
(ii) by will.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the creation or operation of resulting,
implied or constructive trusts.