http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/1179/contentsThe Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2011-05-262006-01-01The Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997PART IINTRODUCTORY1Title and commencement2General interpretation3Interpretation: “ground rent”4Interpretation: “dwelling-house”PART IIGROUND RENTS AND CERTAIN OTHER PAYMENTSThe redemption of ground rentsArts. 5‐27 rep. by 2001 c. 5 (NI) Prohibition of transactions giving rise to, or to increases in, ground rents28Fee farm grants29Rentcharges30Long leases of dwelling-houses31Avoidance of provisions for increase or review of ground rentSupplementaryArts. 32, 33 rep. by 2001 c. 5 (NI) PART IIIFREEHOLD COVENANTS AND CERTAIN LEASESFreehold covenants34Running of freehold covenantsLeases35Enlargement of leasehold estate subject to no rent35ARedemption of nominal ground rent36Perpetually renewable leases37Leases for lives, etc.38Repeal of statutory provisions relating to agricultural tenanciesPART IVPROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO PARTS II AND III39Avoidance of certain agreements and powers40Mental patients41Service of documents42Disputes43Offences44Civil remedy for misstatement45Enforcement of covenants46Fees and rules47Application to the CrownPART VMISCELLANEOUS AND GENERALCo-ownership48Enforcement of charge on estate of co-owner49Power of court under Partition Acts50Severance of joint tenancy by chargeApplication of Act of 1971 to the National Trust51Amendment of Act of 1971 as to National TrustCompensation for compulsory acquisition52Compensation for compulsory acquisition: land subject to tenancyGeneralArt. 53—Amendments and repeals SCHEDULESSchedule 1 rep. by 2001 c. 5 ( NISCHEDULE 2CONSEQUENCES OF CONVERSION OF PERPETUALLY RENEWABLE LEASESContinuance of certain provisions of lease or sublease (1) (1) The estate in fee simple...Continuance of certain provisions of lease or sublease1(1) The estate in fee simple which comes into existence under paragraph (4), or paragraphs...Rights and equities2(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule (and, in particular to paragraph 1(2)), the...Wills3(1) Any provision of a will in respect of the estate created by the lease...Sub-leases not perpetually renewable4Sub-leases not coming within Article 36(5) continue to have effect, and, in the case of...Implied covenants5The fee simple is subject to— (a) an implied covenant by the owner thereof to...Liability of original owner of the fee simple.6(1) The person who becomes the owner of the fee simple on the appointed day...Adjustment of rent to compensate for loss of fines7(1) Where, under the lease, any fine was payable by the lessee on renewal, then...8(1) Where— (a) the owner of the fee simple and the person entitled to the...Powers of trustees9(1) A power authorising a trustee or other person to apply or direct the application...Interpretation10In this Schedule references to the former lessor are to the person who, immediately before...SCHEDULE 3CONVERSION OF LEASES FOR LIVES, ETC., AND OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS FOR SUCH LEASES1Where the lease, or the lease provided for in the agreement, is of a kind...2Where, in any entry in the second column of the Table, a lease is stated...3Any provision of a will in respect of the estate created by a lease of...Schedule 4—AmendmentsSchedule 5—Repeals1997 No. 1179 (N.I. 8)The Property (Northern Ireland) Order 19978th April 1997