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Law of Property Act 2000
30Creation of future interests in land
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30 Creation of future interests in land
(1) A future interest in land validly created after the commencement of
this Act takes effect as an equitable, not a legal, interest.
(2) An interest in remainder created after the commencement of this
Act must not be registered in the land register.
(3) Subsection (2) has effect despite anything to the contrary in the
(4) This section does not apply to any future interest:
(a) created before the commencement of this Act whether that
interest arose or arises before or after the commencement of
this Act; or
(b) created or arising because of section 22.
(5) In this section future interest means:
(a) a legal contingent remainder; or
(b) a legal executory interest.
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