90 Power for tenant for life to enter into contracts
Settled Land Act 1925 (1925 c 18) | Legislation

Part V Miscellaneous Provisions

90  Power for tenant for life to enter into contracts

(1)     A tenant for life—

(i)     may contract to make any sale, exchange, mortgage, charge or other disposition authorised by this Act; and

(ii)     may vary or rescind, with or without consideration, the contract in the like cases and manner in which, if he were absolute owner of the settled land, he might lawfully vary or rescind the same, but so that the contract as varied be in conformity with this Act; and

(iii)     may contract to make any lease, and in making the lease may vary the terms, with or without consideration, but so that the lease be in conformity with this Act; and

(iv)     may accept a surrender of a contract for a lease

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