Settled Estates Act (Cap. 8.17).
This Act provides for sale and lease of land, and any estate or interest therein, which is the subject of a settlement. “Settlement” signifies any act, deed, agreement, will or other instrument under or by virtue of which any land or any estate or interest in land stands limited to or in trust for any persons by way of succession. Settled estates may be sold or given in lease under authority of the High Court or by a tenant for life.