The Easements Act
Federal Acts · Federal · 1882 · V of 1882
Legal status
In force
Effective date
1882-07-01
Sections
65
Chapter I — Of Easements Generally
Chapter II — The Imposition, Acquisition And Transfer Of Easements
- 8: Who may impose easements
- 9: Servant owners
- 10: Lessor and mortgagor
- 11: Lessee
- 12: Who may acquire easements
- 13: Easements of necessity and quasi easements
- 14: Direction of way of necessity
- 15: Acquisition by prescription
- 16: Exclusion in favour of reverionser of servoient heritage
- 17: Rights which cannot be acquired by prescription
- 18: Customary easements
- 19: Transfer of dominant heritage passes easement
Chapter III — The Incidents Of Easements
- 20: Rules controlled by contract or title
- 21: Bar to use unconnected with enjoyment
- 22: Exercise of easement. Confinement of exercise of easement
- 23: Right to alter mode of enjoyment
- 24: Right to do acts to secure enjoyment
- 25: Liability for expenses necessary for preservation of easement
- 26: Liability for damage from want of repair
- 27: Servient owner not bound to do anything
- 28: Extent of easements
- 29: Increase of easement
- 30: Partition of dominant heritage
- 31: Obstruction in case of excessive user
Chapter IV — The Disturbance Of Easements
Chapter V — The Extinction, Suspension And Revival Of Easements
- 37: Extinction by dissolution of right of servant owner
- 38: Extinction by release
- 39: Extinction by revocation
- 40: Extinction on expiration of limited period or happening of dissolving condition
- 41: Extinction on termination of necessity
- 42: Extinction of useless easement
- 43: Extinction by permanent change in dominant heritage
- 44: Extinction on permanent alteration of servient heritage by superior force
- 45: Extinction by destruction of either heritage
- 46: Extinction by unity of ownership
- 47: Extinction by non-enjoyment
- 48: Extinction of accessory rights
- 49: Suspension of easement
- 50: Servient owner not entitled to require continuance
- 51: Revival of easement
Chapter VI — Licenses
- 52: “License” defined
- 53: Who may grant license
- 54: Grant may be express or implied
- 55: Accessory licenses annexed by law
- 56: License when transferable
- 57: Grantor’s duty to disclose defects
- 58: Grantor’s duty not to render property unsafe
- 59: Grantor’s transferee not bound by license
- 60: License when revocable
- 61: Revocation express or implied
- 62: License when deemed revoked
- 63: Licensee’s rights on revocation
- 64: Licensee’s rights on eviction
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