The question (15 marks)
Explain the purpose and the contents of the schedule of property in a deed dealing with immovable property, and draft a schedule describing a plot of land with a structure standing on it, using assumed particulars. (15 marks)
MU Module I, schedule of property; pack ch. 01 and section 21 of the Registration Act.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Letters, Receipts, Notes, Affidavits and Schedules of Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing – I.
Authorities you will need
- Registration Act 1908, section 21
- Registration Act 1908, section 17, for the documents of which registration is compulsory
- Transfer of Property Act 1882, section 54, for the sale to which the schedule is annexed
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