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Section 61 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Persons jointly registered to be joint tenants
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61 Persons jointly registered to be joint tenants Subject to any Act of the Parliament of New Zealand for the time being in force relating to the tenure of land by persons of the Maori race, any 2 or more persons named in any Crown grant or in any instrument executed under this Act as transferees, mortgagees, or proprietors of any estate or interest, shall, unless the contrary is expressed, be deemed to be entitled as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and every such instrument, when registered, shall take effect accordingly. Compare: 1915 No 35 s 57; 1947 No 59 Pt I
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