TPA 8 — Operation of transfer

Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Statutory text

Unless a different intention is expressed or necessarily implied, a transfer of property passes forthwith to the transferee all the interest which the transferor is then capable of passing in the property, and in the legal incidents thereof. Such incidents include, where the property is land, the easements annexed thereto, the rents and profits thereof accruing after the transfer, and all things attached to the earth; a nd, where t he pr opert y is ma chi ner y att ac he d to t he e arth, t he move able parts t her eof; a nd, where t he pr operty i s a house , the eas eme nts a nnexed t her eto, the re nt there of a ccr uing after the tr ansf er, and t he loc ks , ke ys, bars , doors , wi ndows a nd all ot her thi ngs provided for per ma nent us e the re wit h; and, where the propert y is a debt or other a ctionable claim, the se curities therefor (except where they are also for other debts or claims not transferred to the transferee), but not arrears of interest accrued before the transfer; and, where the property is money or other property yielding income, the interest or income thereof accruing after the transfer takes effect.

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