Settled Land Act 1884
3Power of tenant for life to sell, exchange, or concur in partition
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3 Power of tenant for life to sell, exchange, or concur in partition
*[Section 3 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*A tenant for life –
(a) may sell the settled land, or any part thereof, or any easement, right, or privilege of any kind over or in relation to the same;
(b) may make an exchange of the settled land, or any part thereof, for other land, including an exchange in consideration of money paid for equality of exchange; and
(c) where the settlement comprises an undivided share in land, or, under the settlement, the settled land has come to be held in undivided shares, may concur in making partition of the entirety, including a partition in consideration of money paid for equality of partition.