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Bills of Sale (Registration) Act, 1961

This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Lands and Deeds Registry Act. The Bills of Sale Acts provisions requiring registration and re-registration of bills of sale are…

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“This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Lands and Deeds Registry Act.”

This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Lands and Deeds Registry Act. The Bills of Sale Acts provisions requiring registration and re-registration of bills of sale are declared not to be in force in Zambia.

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§ 1Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Short title

This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Lands and Deeds Registry Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bills of Sale (Registration) Act, and shall be read as one with the Lands and Deeds Registry Act. [Cap. 185]
§ 2Non-application of certain provisions of the Bills of Sale Acts ..................................................................................................... 1Commencement

The Bills of Sale Acts provisions requiring registration and re-registration of bills of sale are declared not to be in force in Zambia.

2. Non-application of certain provisions of the Bills of Sale Acts It is hereby declared for the removal of doubt that the provisions of the Bills of Sale Acts, 1878-1882, of the United Kingdom, requiring the registration and re-registration of Bills of Sale under those Acts, are not in force and have not, since the commencement of the Lands and Deeds Registry Act, been in force in Zambia. [Cap. 185] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 1

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  • Bills of Sale Act

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  • Sale (Registration) Act

    Section 1

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