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What kinds of property can section 14 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, cover when the…

Section 14 restricts the time for which vesting can be postponed and applies to transfers of both movable and immovable property. Section 18 makes an exception for transfers…

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What kinds of property can section 14 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, cover when the public-benefit exception in section 18 does not apply?

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Section 14 restricts the time for which vesting can be postponed and applies to transfers of both movable and immovable property.

Section 18 makes an exception for transfers for its specified public-benefit purposes.

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Option A

Section 14 is not restricted to public-purpose transfers. Section 18 exempts transfers for the specified kinds of public benefit.

Option B

Section 14 is framed as a restriction on a transfer of property generally and also reaches immovable property.

Option C

Section 14 is framed as a restriction on a transfer of property generally and also reaches movable property.

Option D

Section 14 covers both categories. Its wording does not limit the rule to a single class of property.

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