Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

LAW REFORM (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1955

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  

   PART 12--UNITED KINGDOM LAWS--SUBSTITUTED PROVISIONS

           Division 12.1--Guardians of children except testamentary guardians

   36.     Powers and duties of guardian  

           Division 12.2--Partition of land owned jointly

   37.     Court may order a partition of land  
   38.     Conveyancing Act, div 4.6 not affected  

           Division 12.3--Application of law to aliens

   39.     Person who is not an Australian citizen bound by laws  

           Division 12.4--Lessee's covenants and lessor's covenants

   40.     Covenants run with reversion  
   41.     Lessor's obligations run with reversion  

           Division 12.5--Alienation of property to defraud creditors

   42.     Alienation in fraud of creditors  
   43.     Exception  
   44.     Instruments in fraud of purchaser  
   45.     Application of s 44  
   46.     Acquisition for less than full value  
   47.     Application of s 46  
   48.     Definitions for div 12.5  

           Division 12.6--Ending of estate or interest for life

   49.     Wrongful holding over  
   50.     Evidence of death  

           Division 12.7--Instruments required to be in writing

   51.     Instruments to be in writing  
   52.     Interest in land  
   53.     Savings  
   54.     Action does not lie on certain agreements unless in writing  

           Division 12.8--Renewal of headlease without surrender of under-leases

   55.     Renewal of headlease  
   56.     Rights on renewal  
   57.     Application of div 12.8  

           Division 12.11--Trials for treason

           Division 12.12--Writs of habeas corpus

           Division 12.13--Power to appoint property

   63.     Application of div 12.13  
   64.     Appointments to be valid notwithstanding 1 or more objects excluded  

   PART 13--STIPULATIONS IN CONTRACTS

   67.     Stipulations not of the essence of contracts  

   PART 14--ABOLITION OF MAINTENANCE, CHAMPERTY AND A FORM OF BARRATRY

   68.     Abolition of certain common law offences  
   69.     Saving of existing rights and liabilities  
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