The Easements Act, 1882

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PRELIMINARY

1. Section 1Short title
2. Section 1AExtent
3. Section 2Savings
4. Section 3Construction of certain references to Act IX of 1908

Chapter I OF EASEMENTS GENERALLY

1. Section 4“Easement” defined
2. Section 5Continuous and discontinuous, apparent and non-apparent, easements
3. Section 6Easement for limited time or on condition
4. Section 7Easements restrictive of certain rights

Chapter II THE IMPOSITION, ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF EASEMENTS

1. Section 8Who may impose easements
2. Section 9Servient owners
3. Section 10Lessor and mortgagor
4. Section 11Lessee
5. Section 12Who may acquire easements
6. Section 13Easements of necessity and quasi easements
7. Section 14Direction of way of necessity
8. Section 15Acquisition by prescription
9. Section 16Exclusion in favour of reversioner of servient heritage
10. Section 17Rights which cannot be acquired by prescription
11. Section 18Customary easements
12. Section 19Transfer of dominant heritage passes easement

Chapter III THE INCIDENTS OF EASEMENTS

1. Section 20Rules controlled by contract or title
2. Section 21Bar to use unconnected with enjoyment
3. Section 22Exercise of easement Confinement of exercise of easement
4. Section 23Right to alter mode of enjoyment
5. Section 24Right to do acts to secure enjoyment Accessory rights
6. Section 25Liability for expenses necessary for preservation of easement
7. Section 26Liability for damage from want of repair
8. Section 27Servient owner not bound to do anything
9. Section 28Extent of easements
10. Section 29Increase of easement
11. Section 30Partition of dominant heritage
12. Section 31Obstruction in case of excessive user

Chapter IV THE DISTURBANCE OF EASEMENTS

1. Section 32Right to enjoyment without disturbance
2. Section 33Suit for disturbance of easement
3. Section 34When cause of action arises for removal of support
4. Section 35Injunction to restrain disturbance
5. Section 36Abatement of obstruction of easement

Chapter V THE EXTINCTION, SUSPENSION AND REVIVAL OF EASEMENTS

1. Section 37Extinction by dissolution of right of servient owner
2. Section 38Extinction by release
3. Section 39Extinction by revocation
4. Section 40Extinction on expiration of limited period or happening of dissolving condition
5. Section 41Extinction on termination of necessity
6. Section 42Extinction of useless easement
7. Section 43Extinction by permanent change in dominant heritage
8. Section 44Extinction on permanent alteration of servient heritage by superior force
9. Section 45Extinction by destruction of either heritage
10. Section 46Extinction by unity of ownership
11. Section 47Extinction by non-enjoyment
12. Section 48Extinction of accessory rights
13. Section 49Suspension of easement
14. Section 50Servient owner not entitled to require continuance
15. Section 51Revival of easements

Chapter VI LICENSES

1. Section 52“License” defined
2. Section 53Who may grant license
3. Section 54Grant may be express or implied
4. Section 55Accessory licenses annexed by law
5. Section 56License when transferable
6. Section 57Grantor’s duty to disclose defects
7. Section 58Grantor’s duty not to render property unsafe
8. Section 59Grantor’s transferee not bound by license
9. Section 60License when revocable
10. Section 61Revocation express or implied
11. Section 62License when deemed revoked
12. Section 63Licensee’s rights on revocation
13. Section 64Licensee’s rights on eviction