State Grants and Leases (Re-issue) Act (Cap. 57:02)

STATE GRANTS AND LEASES (RE-ISSUE) ACT CHAPTER 57:02 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Act 20 of 1904 Amended by *24 of 1981 *See Note on Amendment at page 2 L.R.O. 1/2006 Current Authorised Pages Pages Authorised (inclusive) by L.R.O. 1–4 .. 1/2006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2 Chap. 57:02 State Grants and Leases (Re-Issue) Note on Subsidiary Legislation This Chapter contains no subsidiary legislation. Note on Amendment Section 2(3) of this Act has been amended by Act No. 24 of 1981. However, Act No. 24 of 1981 has not up to the date of the revision of this Act been brought into operation. MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011 L.R.O. 1/2006 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO State Grants and Leases (Re-Issue) Chap. 57:02 3 CHAPTER 57:02 STATE GRANTS AND LEASES (RE-ISSUE) ACT An Act relating to grants and leases of State land which have been lost or destroyed. [17TH NOVEMBER 1904] 1. This Act may be cited as the State Grants and Leases (Re-issue) Act. 2. (1) Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the President that any grant of land alienated in fee from the State before the 9th August 1889, or any lease of State lands, has been destroyed or lost, the President may certify to the issue of such grant or lease. (2) Such certificate shall state the date on which the grant or lease of State lands was issued, the name of the person to whom issued, the description of the parcel of land, and the nature and extent of the estate or interest granted or leased, and may be in the form set out in the Schedule. (3) Every such certificate shall be signed by the President and shall be under the Public Seal of Trinidad and Tobago and shall be registered in the office of the Registrar General. (4) Every such certificate shall, when registered, be admissible in evidence in all Courts of Justice, to the same extent and for the same purposes as the original grant or lease would have been admissible. 3. (1) Any person applying for a certificate under section 2 shall, in addition to the proof of the destruction or loss of such grant or lease, furnish proof of his interest therein. (2) The President may require the lands in respect of which a certificate is applied for to be surveyed, and the application for such certificate to be advertised in the Gazette and in such other newspaper as he may direct, and the cost of such survey and advertisement shall be paid by the applicant. 1950 Ed. Ch. 27. No. 6. 20 of 1904. Commencement. Short title. Certificate of loss or destruction. Schedule. Proof of interest. Survey and advertisement. MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 4 Chap. 57:02 State Grants and Leases (Re-Issue) Section 2. SCHEDULE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO I, A.B., President, etc., do hereby certify that on (or about) the ......................... day of ...................................., ..................................., a grant in fee (or a lease for the term of .........................) of the ............................. parcel of land in the Ward of ................................., containing ................... acres ..................... and abutting on the— North South East West was issued to C.D. subject to ...................................... [here state any proviso, limitation, covenants or conditions subject to which the grant or lease was issued]. (Signed) A.B., Seal. ................................................................ President MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt UNOFFICIAL VERSION UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2011