Write the words of this act the way you think they should read. Solon shows your change as a redline against the published text and pins it to that exact text, so it can never be applied to wording you did not see.
Change 1
As published
80 Compulsory registration of grants out of demesne land
(1) Section 4(1) shall apply as if the following were included among the events listed—
(a) the grant by Her Majesty out of demesne land of an estate in fee simple absolute in possession, otherwise than under section 79;
(b) the grant by Her Majesty out of demesne land of an estate in land—
(i) for a term of years absolute of more than seven years from the date of the grant, and
(ii) for valuable or other consideration, by way of gift or in pursuance of an order of any court.
(2) In subsection (1)(b)(ii), the reference to grant by way of gift includes grant for the purpose of constituting a trust under which Her Majesty does not retain the whole of the beneficial interest.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the grant of an estate in mines and minerals held apart from the surface.
(4) The Secretary of State may by order—
(a) amend this section so as to add to the events in subsection (1) such events relating to demesne land as he may specify in the order, and
(b) make such consequential amendments of any provision of, or having effect under, any Act as he thinks appropriate.
(5) In its application by virtue of subsection (1), section 7 has effect with the substitution for subsection (2) of—
(2) On the application of subsection (1), the grant has effect as a contract made for valuable consideration to grant the legal estate concerned
.
Your change, as a redline
80 Compulsory registration of grants out of demesne land
(1) Section 4(1) shall apply as if the following were included among the events listed—
(a) the grant by Her Majesty out of demesne land of an estate in fee simple absolute in possession, otherwise than under section 79;
(b) the grant by Her Majesty out of demesne land of an estate in land—
(i) for a term of years absolute of more than seven years from the date of the grant, and
(ii) for valuable or other consideration, by way of gift or in pursuance of an order of any court.
(2) In subsection (1)(b)(ii), the reference to grant by way of gift includes grant for the purpose of constituting a trust under which Her Majesty does not retain the whole of the beneficial interest.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the grant of an estate in mines and minerals held apart from the surface.
(4) The Secretary of State may by order—
(a) amend this section so as to add to the events in subsection (1) such events relating to demesne land as he may specify in the order, and
(b) make such consequential amendments of any provision of, or having effect under, any Act as he thinks appropriate.
(5) In its application by virtue of subsection (1), section 7 has effect with the substitution for subsection (2) of—
(2) On the application of subsection (1), the grant has effect as a contract made for valuable consideration to grant the legal estate concerned
.
One line that says what changes, such as "Halve the dog tax".
Who it helps, what it costs, what it fixes. It is what persuades people to support it.
A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.
Sign in to file your proposal. What you have written stays on this page.
Ask what your change would do, who would gain and who would bear a cost, and where something like it is already law. The assistant reads your draft as it stands, cites the law and the studies it finds, and takes no side. What you file stays yours.