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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Name | AKA |
---|---|
1.Île Raphael | Raphaël Island |
2. L'île du Sud (South Island, l'île Boisées) | South Island, l'île Boisée |
3. Petit Fou Island | - |
4. Avocaré Island | Avocaré Avoquer, L'Avocaire |
5. l'île aux Fous | Fous, Ile Fou |
6. L'île du Gouvernement | Government Island |
7. Petit Mapou Island | Small Mapou |
8. Grand Mapou Island | Big Mapou |
9. La Baleine Island | Whale Island |
10. L'Île Coco | Coco Island, Île Cocos, Île aux Cocos |
11. Île Verronge | - Verronge Island |
12. l'île aux Bois | Wooded Island |
13. La Baleine Rocks Island | Whale Rocks Island |
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]
See also
- UK Privy Council
- Raphaël Fishing Company
- Mascarene Islands
- Avocaré Island
- L'île du Sud
- L'île du Gouvernement
- L'Île Coco
- 99-year lease
- 999-year leases in Hong Kong
- Constitution of Mauritius[7]
- St. Brandon
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)". www.saflii.org. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "THE RAPHAEL FISHING COMPANY LIMITED C404". mauritiusfirm.com. Mauritius firm. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Le bail permanent de Rapha l Fishing confirm sur St.-Brandon
- ^ "raphael-fishing-company-ltd-v-the-state-of-mauritius-". swarb. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Raphaël Fishing Company". vlex. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "The Constitution of Mauritius" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links
Media related to Cargados Carajos Shoals at Wikimedia Commons
- Map of Mauritius