Article 9 Interpretation of Part III

In this Part—

• “conveyance” includes any instrument, other than a will, consisting of or including a grant, transfer, mortgage, charge, lease, assignment, assent, appointment, vesting declaration, disclaimer, release or other assurance of property or of an interest therein; and “convey” has a corresponding meaning;

• “disposition” includes a conveyance and also a devise, bequest or appointment of property by will;

• “implied”, in relation to a covenant, includes implied by a statutory provision;

• “property” includes—

  1. (a)

     land;

  2. (b)

     a chattel or any interest in a chattel;

  3. (c)

     a thing in action;

  4. (d)

     any other right which is treated commercially as property;

• “statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33.