National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Trusts
345. Survivorship
Feedback & supportWhere, pursuant to section 344 or the corresponding provisions of any previous land law, any land, share or interest is registered in the names of two or more persons or bodies “as trustees”, it shall be held by them jointly; and accordingly, on the death of any of them or, in the case of a body, its dissolution, the said land, share or interest shall vest exclusively in the other or others.
previous land law
“previous land law” means any law relating to land in force in the State at any time before the commencement of this Act;
Subsection (1) shall apply in respect of any land, share or interest notwithstanding the inclusion under any previous land law of the words “no survivorship” in the memorial or registration in question; and the Registrar may accordingly, either of his own motion or on the application of any interested person or body, cancel those words on any document of title or other instrument.
land
“land” includes— (a) that surface of the earth and all substances forming that surface; (b) the earth below the surface and all substances therein; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring the periodical application of labour to their production, and whether on or below the surface; (d) all things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and (e) land covered by water;
Part Twenty-Two—TRANSMISSION ON DEATH AND
BANKRUPTCY
Death