Conveyancing Act, 1973 🇬🇭

Ghana Repealed: 2020-12-23

Repeal Notice

This legislation was repealed on 2020-12-23 by Land Act, 2020

Preamble

Part I – MODES OF TRANSFER OF INTERESTS IN LAND

1. Mode of Transfer.

2. Contracts for Transfer.

3. Transactions Permitted Without Writing.

4. Records of Customary Transfers.

5. Effect of Record of Customary Transfer.

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Part II – EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES

12. Parties to a Conveyance.

13. Subject-Matter of Conveyance.

14. Interest Taken by Transferee.

15. Persons Taking who are not Parties.

16. Effect of Extinguishment of Reversion.

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Part III – COVENANTS

22. Implied Covenants by Transferor.

23. Implied Covenants by Transferee.

24. Persons to Take Benefit of Implied Covenant.

25. Benefit of Covenants Relating to Land.

26. Burden of Covenants Relating to Land.

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Part IV – MISCELLANEOUS

35. Production and Safe Custody of Documents.

36. Statutory Commencement of Title.

37. Other Statutory Conditions of Sale.

38. Supplemental Instruments.

39. Giving of Notices.

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FIRST SCHEDULE

SECOND SCHEDULE

Part I – Covenants Implied in any Conveyance for Valuable Consideration

Part II – Further Covenants Implied in an Assignment or Sublease for Valuable Consideration

Part III – Further Covenants Implied in a Sublease for Valuable Consideration

Part IV – Implied Covenant by Person Conveying as Trustee or Under an Order of the Court

THIRD SCHEDULE

Part I – Covenants Implied in a Lease for Valuable Consideration

Part II – Further Covenants Implied in a Sublease for Valuable Consideration

Part III – Covenants Implied in an Assignment for Valuable Consideration of all the Land Comprised in

FOURTH SCHEDULE

1. PRECEDENT OF CONVEYANCE ON SALE OF FREEHOLD

2. PRECEDENT OF CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY AS A GIFT

3. PRECEDENT OF A LEASE

4. PRECEDENT OF A SUBLEASE

5. PRECEDENT OF AN ASSIGNMENT

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N.R.C.D. 175

Conveyancing Act, 1973

Published in Government Gazette on 4 May 1973
Commenced on 1 May 1973
[This is the version of this document from 4 May 1973.]

[Repealed on 23 December 2020 by Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036 of 2020)]

IN pursuance of the National Redemption Council (Establishment) Proclamation, 1972, this Decree is hereby made:

Part I – MODES OF TRANSFER OF INTERESTS IN LAND

1. Mode of Transfer.

(1)A transfer of an interest in land shall be by a writing signed by the person making the transfer or by his agent duly authorised in writing, unless relieved against the need for such a writing by the provisions of section 3.

(2)A transfer of an interest in land made in a manner other than as provided in this Part shall confer no interest on the transferee.

2. Contracts for Transfer.

No contract for the transfer of an interest in land shall be enforceable unless

(a)it is evidenced in a writing signed by the person against whom the contract is to be proved or by a person who was authorised to …

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Repeal Notice

Table of Contents

N.R.C.D. 175

Conveyancing Act, 1973

Part I – MODES OF TRANSFER OF INTERESTS IN LAND

1. Mode of Transfer.

2. Contracts for Transfer.

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