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 a legal precedent through a decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)) on 30 July 20081 in respect of a 1901 'permanent lease' on the following islands of St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos) :
| 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 Privy Council in 2008.2 The Privy Council judgment (Article 71) confirmed Raphaël Fishing Company3 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."456
See also
See also
References
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
External links
- Media related to Cargados Carajos Shoals at Wikimedia Commons
- Map of Mauritius