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PROPERTY LAW ACT 1969 - SECT 9

9 .         Formalities of deed

        (1)         Every deed, whether or not affecting property —

            (a)         shall be signed by the party to be bound thereby; and

            (b)         shall be attested by at least one witness not being a party to the deed but no particular form of words is required for the attestation.

        (2)         It is not necessary to seal any deed except in the case of a deed executed by a corporation under its common or official seal.

        (3)         Formal delivery and indenting are not necessary in any case.

        (4)         Every instrument expressed or purporting to be an indenture or a deed or an agreement under seal or otherwise purporting to be a document executed under seal and which is executed as required by this section has the same effect as a deed duly executed in accordance with the law in force immediately prior to the coming into operation of this Act.



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