CONVEYANCING ACT 1919 - SECT 37B
Voluntary alienation of land how far voidable as against purchasers
CONVEYANCING ACT 1919 - SECT 37B
Voluntary alienation of land how far voidable as against purchasers
37B Voluntary alienation of land how far voidable as against purchasers
(1) Every instrument (other than a will) which operates, or on registration
would operate as a voluntary alienation of land, shall, if made with intent to
defraud a subsequent purchaser, be voidable at the instance of a subsequent
purchaser.
(2) For the purposes of this section no such instrument (whether
made before or after the commencement of the Conveyancing (Amendment) Act 1930
) shall, if registered before a subsequent purchase, be deemed to have been
made with intent to defraud by reason only of that purchase, or that the
instrument was not made for valuable consideration.
