Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967
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Conveyance of fee simple. |
6.—(1) Where, in relation to land the fee simple in which is proposed to be acquired by a person under this Act, a notice under section 4 of this Act is served, the person by whom it is served and the person upon whom it is served shall, without unreasonable delay, take all necessary steps to effect a conveyance free from incumbrances of the fee simple and any intermediate interests in the land to the person proposing to acquire the fee simple. | |
(2) In subsection (1) of this section “incumbrances” does not include a mortgage or charge on the interest of the person proposing to acquire the fee simple, and, upon conveyance of the fee simple in land to a person who is acquiring the fee simple therein under this Act and whose previous interest in the land was subject to such a mortgage or charge, the mortgage or charge shall, if it has not been extinguished, be deemed to be a mortgage or charge on the fee simple in the land. |