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Settled Land Act 1958
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2 Repeal and savings 3
Part I—General preliminary provisions 4
Division 1—Introductory 4
3 Definitions 4
4 Application of Act 8
5 Application of Act to land etc. under Transfer of Land Act 9
6 Limitation of powers of tenant for life and trustee 9
Division 2—Settlement and settled land 9
8 What constitutes a settlement 9
9 Exception of lands held on trust for sale 12
10 What is settled land 12
11 Duration of settlements 12
Division 3—Tenants for life and persons with powers of tenant for life 12
12 Who is tenant for life 12
13 Joint tenants etc. 12
14 Tenants for life of undivided shares 13
15 Powers of tenant for life not affected by charges etc. 13
16 Other limited owners having powers of tenant for life 13
17 Provisions applicable where interest in settled land is restored 15
18 Resettlement by way of restoration 15
19 Powers of trustee etc. when there is no tenant for life 16
20 Provision where tenant for life is sole trustee of settlement 16
21 As to a tenant for life who has parted with his interest 17
22 Tenant for life not to exercise powers while order under preceding section in force 17
23 When order may be made 17
24 Application of foregoing provisions to married woman 18
25 Powers not affected by restraint on anticipation 18
26 Trustees to exercise powers where tenant for life minor 18
27 Orders if tenant for life becomes a publicly represented person 19
29 Concurrence in case of undivided shares 19
Division 4—Trustees of settlement 20
30 Who are trustees for purposes of Act 20
31 As to trustees of compound settlements 21
32 As to trustees of referential settlements 22
33 Continuance of trustees in office 23
34 Title of person to whom disposition made unimpeachable in certain cases of compound settlements 24
35 Confirmation of dispositions made before commencement of this Act 25
36 Appointment of trustees by Court 25
37 Survivors etc. of persons appointed to be trustees of settlement 26
Part II—Powers of a tenant for life 27
Division 1—Sale, exchange and partition 27
38 Powers of sale and exchange 27
39 Regulations respecting sales 27
40 Regulations respecting exchanges and partitions 29
Division 2—Leasing powers 30
41 Power to lease for ordinary or building or mining or forestry purposes 30
42 Regulations respecting leases generally 30
43 Leasing powers for special objects 32
Division 3—Provisions as to building and mining leases 32
44 Regulations respecting building leases 32
45 Regulations respecting mining leases 33
46 Variation of building or mining lease according to circumstances of district 34
47 Capitalisation of part of mining rent 35
Division 4—Miscellaneous powers 35
48 Power on dispositions to impose restrictions and make reservations and stipulations 35
49 Sale subject to stipulation as to timber 36
50 Separate dealing with surface and minerals with or without wayleaves etc. 37
51 Reservation of undivided share in mines 37
52 Surrenders and regrants 38
53 Acceptance of leases 39
54 Power to grant water rights to statutory bodies 40
55 Power to grant land for public and charitable purposes 41
56 Dedication for streets, open spaces etc. 42
57 Power to compromise claims and release restrictions etc. 44
58 Power to release covenants etc. 44
59 Power to vary leases and grants and to give licences and consents 45
60 Powers to apportion rents 46
61 Provisions as to consideration 47
62 Definition 47
63 Power to complete predecessor's contracts 48
64 Tenant for life to effect any transaction under an order given by Court 48
65 Definitions 49
Division 5—Provisions as to special classes of property 49
66 Cutting and sale of timber and capitalisation of part of proceeds 49
67 Sale and purchase of heirlooms under order of Court 50
Division 6—Dealing as between tenants for life and the estate 50
68 Provision enabling dealings with tenant for life 50
Division 7—Incumbrances 52
69 Shifting of incumbrances 52
70 Power to vary provisions of an incumbrance and to charge by way of additional security 52
Division 8—Raising of money 53
71 Power to raise money by mortgage 53
Division 9—Conveyance 54
72 Completion of transactions by conveyance 54
Part III—Investment or other application of capital money 56
73 Modes of investment of application 56
74 Power to acquire land subject to certain incumbrances 58
75 Regulations respecting investment, devolution and income of securities etc. 59
76 Application of money in court under this Act and other Acts 60
77 Application of money in hands of trustees under powers of settlement 61
78 Personal estate settled by reference to capital money or trusts 61
79 Application of money to be paid for lease or reversion 62
80 As to money received by way of damages for breach of covenant 63
81 As to capital arising otherwise than under the Act 65
82 Settlement of acquired land 65
Part IV—Improvements 67
*Improvements with Capital Money* 67
83 Description of improvements authorized by Act 67
84 Mode of application of capital money 67
85 Creation of rent charges to discharge instalments 69
*Sundry Provisions as to Improvements* 70
86 Concurrence in improvements 70
87 Court may order payment for improvements executed 71
88 Obligation on tenant for life and successors to maintain, insure etc. 71
89 Protection as regards waste in execution and repair of improvements 73
Part V—Miscellaneous provisions 74
90 Power for tenant for life to enter into contracts 74
91 Provisions as to different estates settled upon the same limitations 76
92 Proceedings for protection or recovery of land settled or claimed as settled 78
93 Trustees not to withhold consent arbitrarily 79
Part VI—General provisions as to trustees 81
94 Number of trustees to act 81
95 Trustees' receipts 81
96 Protection of each trustee individually 82
97 Protection of trustees generally 82
98 Protection of trustees in particular cases 83
99 Trustees not liable where documents of title to land in possession of tenant for life 83
100 Trustee's reimbursements 83
101 Notice to trustees 83
102 Management of land during minority or pending contingency 85
103 Application of last section 87
Part VII—Restrictions, savings, and protection of purchasers 88
104 Powers not assignable and contract not to exercise powers void 88
105 Effect of surrender of life estate to the next remainder-man 92
106 Prohibition or limitation against exercise of powers void 93
107 Tenant for life trustee for all parties interested 94
108 Saving for and exercise of other powers 95
109 Saving for additional or larger powers under settlement 96
110 Protection of purchases etc. 96
111 Powers exercisable from time to time 96
112 Exercise of powers; limitation of provisions etc. 97
Part VIII—Procedure 98