Section 18 - Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public : Transfer of Property Act, 1882

What is Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public? Section 18 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Section 18 of Transfer of Property Act 1882 : "Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public"

18. The restrictions in sections 14, 16 and 17 shall not apply in the case of a transfer of property for the benefit of the public in the advancement of religion, knowledge, commerce, health, safety, or any other object beneficial to mankind.

TRANSFER OF PROPERTY ACT 1882

Section 2 - Repeal of Acts - Saving of certain enactments, incidents, rights, liabilities, etc

Section 3 - Interpretation clause

Section 4 - Enactments relating to contracts to be taken as part of Contract Act and supplemental to the Registration Act

CHAPTER II OF TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY BY ACT OF PARTIES
A - Transfer of property, whether movable or immovable

Section 5 - Transfer of property defined

Section 6 - What may be transferred

Section 7 - Persons competent to transfer

Section 8 - Operation of transfer

Section 9 - Oral transfer

Section 10 - Condition restraining alienation

Section 11 - Restriction repugnant to interest created

Section 12 - Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation

Section 13 - Transfer for benefit of unborn person

Section 14 - Rule against perpetuity

Section 15 - Transfer to class some of whom come under sections 13 and 14

Section 16 - Transfer to take effect on failure of prior interest

Section 17 - Direction for accumulation

Section 18 - Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public

Section 19 - Vested interest

Section 20 - When unborn person acquires vested interest on transfer for his benefit