EQUIPMENT AND LEASING ACT

Section 19: Implied terms as to legal ownership of the leased equipment

2015Section 19 of 45Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) On the registration of a lease agreement the lessor is the legal owner of a leased equipment.
(2) The implied legal ownership of a lessor or his assign under. a lease agreement shall prevail at all times over any claim by a lessee, a lessee’s creditor or third party.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law, mere fixture of a leased equipment to Land or building shall, not confer ownership in a leased equipment on any person other than the lessor.
(4) Any provision in a lease agreement that is inconsistent with subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section shall be null and void to the extent of the inconsistency.

Cite this section

Section 19, EQUIPMENT AND LEASING ACT (2015).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/equipment-and-leasing-act/section/19/