Lawgist21Contingent interest
Where, on a transfer of property, an interest therein is created in favour of a person to take effect only on the happening of a specified uncertain event, or if a specified uncertain event shall not happen, such person thereby acquires a contingent interest in the property. Such interest becomes a vested interest, in the former case, on the happening of the event, in the latter, when the happening of the event becomes impossible.
Exception.-- Where, under a transfer of property, a person becomes entitled to an interest therein upon attaining a particular age, and the transferor also gives to him absolutely the income to arise from such interest before he reaches that age, or directs the income or so much thereof as may be necessary to be applied for his benefit, such interest is not contingent.
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- 5 “Transfer of property” defined
- 6 What may be transferred
- 7 Persons competent to transfer
- 8 Operation of transfer
- 9 Oral transfer
- 10 Condition restraining alienation
- 11 Restriction repugnant to interest cleated
- 12 Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation
- 13 Transfer for benefit of unborn person
- 14 Rule against, perpetuity
- 15 Transfer to class some of whom come under sect ions 13 and 14
- 16 Transfer to take effect on failure of prior interest
- 17 Direction for accumulation
- 18 Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public
- 19 Vested interest
- 20 When unborn person acquires vested interest on transfer for his benef it
- 21 Contingent interest
- 22 Transfer to members of a class who attain a particular age
- 23 Transfer contingent on happening of specified uncertain event
- 24 Transfer to such of certain persons as survive at some period not specified
- 25 Conditional transfer
- 26 Fulfilment of condition precedent
- 27 Conditional transfer to one person coupled with transfer to another on failure of prior disposition
- 28 Ulterior transfer conditional on happening or not happening of specified event
- 29 Fulfilment of condition subsequent
- 30 Prior disposition not affected by invalidity of ulterior disposition
- 31 Condition that transfer shall cease to have effect in case specified uncertain event happens or does not happen
- 32 Such condition must not be invalid
- 33 Transfer conditional on performance of act, no time being specified for performance
- 34 Transfer conditional on performance of act, time being specified
