95. Grant of profit
Feedback & supportFor the purposes of this Act a right to go on land of another and to take substances from that land, whether of the soil, or products of the soil, or other natural products, or artificial structures affixed to the land, shall be an incorporeal hereditament and shall be called a “profit”.
land
“land” means the surface of any defined parcel of the earth, and all substances thereunder, and so much of the column of air above the surface as is reasonably necessary for the proprietor’s use and enjoyment, and includes any estate or interest in land and all vegetation growing thereon and structures affixed thereto. Subject to any provision to the contrary the proprietorship of land includes natural rights to air, light, water and support and the right of access to any highway on which the land abuts;
A grant of profit may be made by an instrument in the prescribed form.
A grant of profit shall be lodged for registration in duplicate, and shall clearly indicate the period for which the grant is to be enjoyed, and whether it is to be enjoyed —
duplicate
“duplicate”, in relation to the land-register, includes any authorised form of duplication or reproduction;
in gross, or as appendant to other land; and
by the grantee exclusively or concurrently with the grantor.[91