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Which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 defines “transfer of property”?

Section 5 defines a transfer of property as an act by which a living person conveys property, in present or in future, to one or more other living persons, or to himself, or…

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Which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 defines “transfer of property”?

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Section 5 defines a transfer of property as an act by which a living person conveys property, in present or in future, to one or more other living persons, or to himself, or to himself and one or more other living persons.

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Option A

Section 3 is the interpretation clause, but section 5 gives the definition asked for.

Option B

Section 5 defines transfer of property as a conveyance by a living person within its stated terms.

Option C

Section 2(a) preserves enactments not expressly repealed by the Act.

Option D

The Act expressly defines the term in section 5.

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