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Law of Property Act 2000
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53 Receipt in instrument sufficient
(1) A receipt for consideration money or other consideration in the body
of a deed or other instrument is sufficient discharge for the payment
or giving of the consideration without any further receipt being
endorsed on the deed or instrument.
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(2) Subsection (1) applies only to deeds or instruments executed after
the commencement of this Act.