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Match the topics to their sections in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Transfers in perpetuity for…

Section 18 provides the public-benefit exception to specified restrictions on perpetual transfers. Section 20 generally vests the interest when the beneficiary is born,…

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Match the topics to their sections in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

  1. Transfers in perpetuity for the benefit of the public
  2. Vesting of an interest in an unborn beneficiary
  3. Transfer by an ostensible owner
  4. Transfer by a co-owner
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Section 18 provides the public-benefit exception to specified restrictions on perpetual transfers.

Section 20 generally vests the interest when the beneficiary is born, unless a contrary intention appears.

Section 41 protects qualifying transferees for consideration from an ostensible owner.

Section 44 provides the general rule on transfer by a co-owner.

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Option A

Sections 18 and 20 are reversed. The public-benefit provision is section 18.

Option B

The public-benefit rule is section 18, vesting is section 20, ostensible ownership is section 41 and co-ownership is section 44.

Option C

Section 20 governs the unborn beneficiary, while section 41 concerns ostensible ownership.

Option D

Section 44 concerns co-owners, and section 20 concerns vesting for an unborn beneficiary.

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