Permanent_Grant

Permanent grant

A 999-year lease, under historic common law, is a permanent lease of property. Permanent lease locations are in Britain, its former colonies and the Commonwealth. A former colony, the Republic of Mauritius established legal precedent (The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)) on 30 July 2008[1] in respect of a 1901 'permanent lease' on the following islands of St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos) :

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These islands were converted from a 1901 999-year lease to a permanent grant by the UK Privy Council in 2008.[2] The Privy Council judgment (Article 71) confirmed Raphaël Fishing Company[3] legally as "the holder of a Permanent Grant of the thirteen islands mentioned in the 1901 Deed (transcribed in Vol TB25 No 342) subject to the conditions therein referred to."[4][5][6]

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  1. "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. "THE RAPHAEL FISHING COMPANY LIMITED C404". mauritiusfirm.com. Mauritius firm. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. "raphael-fishing-company-ltd-v-the-state-of-mauritius-". swarb. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. "Raphaël Fishing Company". vlex. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. "The Constitution of Mauritius" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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