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DEVOLUTION PROPERTY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Uniform Devolution of Real Property Act
1, record 1, English, Uniform%20Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Law proposed by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC). 2, record 1, English, - Uniform%20Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi uniforme sur la dévolution des biens réels
1, record 1, French, Loi%20uniforme%20sur%20la%20d%C3%A9volution%20des%20biens%20r%C3%A9els
unofficial, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Devolution of Real Property Act
1, record 2, English, Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
correct, Yukon
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur la dévolution des biens réels
1, record 2, French, Loi%20sur%20la%20d%C3%A9volution%20des%20biens%20r%C3%A9els
correct, Yukon
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Real Estate
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Devolution of Real Property Ordinance
1, record 3, English, Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Ordinance
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
- Immobilier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Devolution of Real Property Ordinance
1, record 3, French, Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Ordinance
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Ordonnance sur la dévolution des biens immobiliers
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-06-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- The Devolution of Real Property Act
1, record 4, English, The%20Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
correct, Saskatchewan
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- An Act to make Uniform the law respecting the Devolution of the Real Property of Deceased Persons 1, record 4, English, An%20Act%20to%20make%20Uniform%20the%20law%20respecting%20the%20Devolution%20of%20the%20Real%20Property%20of%20Deceased%20Persons
correct, Saskatchewan
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- The Devolution of Real Property Act
1, record 4, French, The%20Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
correct, Saskatchewan
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- An Act to make Uniform the law respecting the Devolution of the Real Property of Deceased Persons 1, record 4, French, An%20Act%20to%20make%20Uniform%20the%20law%20respecting%20the%20Devolution%20of%20the%20Real%20Property%20of%20Deceased%20Persons
correct, Saskatchewan
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-11-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- The Devolution of Real Property Act
1, record 5, English, The%20Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
correct, Alberta
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- The Devolution of Real Property Act
1, record 5, French, The%20Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
correct, Alberta
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-10-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Devolution of Real Property Act
1, record 6, English, Devolution%20of%20Real%20Property%20Act
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur la dévolution des biens immobiliers
1, record 6, French, Loi%20sur%20la%20d%C3%A9volution%20des%20biens%20immobiliers
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1982-08-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- devolution of property
1, record 7, English, devolution%20of%20property
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we have examined ... the beneficial devolution of property on death. We must now turn to the machinery by which the property becomes vested in those beneficially entitled. The general rule today is that all property first vests in the personal representatives of the deceased, who in due course transfer to the beneficiaries any of the property not required in the due administration of the estate ... 1, record 7, English, - devolution%20of%20property
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- transmission des biens
1, record 7, French, transmission%20des%20biens
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est à partir de cette époque [1926] que le terme technique anglais de «devolution», qui avant 1926 avait le sens très large de passation des biens d'un mort à un vivant, a pris son acception actuelle, plus précise, de transmission des biens d'une personne décédée à son «personal representative». 1, record 7, French, - transmission%20des%20biens
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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