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Land Titles Act 1980
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65 Surrender of lease
(1) *[Section 65 Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 1996, s. 19 ]*The lessee may surrender a registered lease by a memorandum of surrender in an approved form accepted by the lessor.
(2) When a memorandum of surrender of lease has been registered under this Act, the estate or interest of the lessee in that land ceases.
(3) A lease subject to mortgage or encumbrance shall not be surrendered in accordance with this section without the consent of the mortgagee or encumbrancee.