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Infeftment Act 1845
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- S.S.I. 2003/456 art. 2 commences (2000 asp 5)
1 How sasine to be given in future.U.K.
From and after the first day of October in the present year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five it shall not be necessary to proceed to the lands in which sasine is to be given, or to perform any Act of infeftment thereon, but sasine shall be effectually given therein and infeftment obtained by producing to a notary public the warrants of sasine and relative writs, as now in use to be produced at taking infeftment, and by expeding and recording in the general register of sasines . . . F1 in manner herein-after directed, an instrument of sasine, setting forth that sasine had been given in the said lands, and subscribed by the said notary public and witnesses, according to the form and as nearly as may be in the terms of schedule (B.) hereto annexed; and such form of infeftment shall be effectual, whether the lands lie contiguous or discontiguous, or are held by the same or by different titles, or of one or more superiors, or whether the deed entitling the party to obtain infeftment be dated prior or subsequent to the present Act, or whether the precept of sasine therein be in the form heretofore in use, or in the form authorized by the present Act.
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F1Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)
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