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Law of Property Act 2000
34Power of bodies corporate to hold property as joint tenants
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34 Power of bodies corporate to hold property as joint tenants
(1) A body corporate is capable of acquiring and holding property as a
joint tenant in the same manner as if it were a natural person.
(2) If a body corporate and a natural person or 2 or more bodies
corporate become entitled to property under circumstances or
because of an instrument that would, if the body corporate had
been a natural person, have created a joint tenancy, they are
entitled to the property as joint tenants.
(3) The acquisition and holding of property by a body corporate in joint
tenancy is subject to the same conditions and restrictions that
attach to the acquisition and holding of property by a body
corporate in severalty.
(4) If a body corporate holds property as a joint tenant, on its
dissolution the property devolves on the other joint tenant.
(5) This section applies to the acquisition and holding of property
occurring after the commencement of this Act.