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Section 8 (2), The Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960

In forceThe Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960, Sierra Leone

(1) Where an agreement has been entered into for themaking of any grant under this Ordinance in consideration of the payment of an agreed sum of money and a portion only of such sum has been paid, the land shall vest in the grantee, but the Crown shall have a lien on the land for the balance of the agreed sum remaining unpaid. (2) If the balance of such agreed sum is not paid within six months of the date of the agreement, or within such other period as may be specified in the agreement, the land shall revert to the Crown and all money paid by the grantee shall be forfeited. (3) No grantee shall be entitled to a conveyance, lease or other formal instrument conferring the grant until the whole of the agreed sum has been paid.

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