2 Disposition Prohibited Without Consent Disposition prohibited without consent
of the homestead of the married person whereby any interest of the
married person will vest or may vest in any other person at any
time
(a) during the life of t he married person, or
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(b) during the life of the spous e of the married person living at
the date of the disposition,
unless the spouse consents to the disposition in writing, or unless
the Court has made an order dispensing with the consent of the
spouse as provided for in section 10.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the consent of the spouse of a
married person is not required when the married person is required
by the operation of regulations under the Agricultural and
Recreational Land Ownership Act and section 35 of the Citizenship
Act (Canada) to make a disposition of the homestead.
(3) A married person who makes a disposition of a homestead in
contravention of this section is guilty of an offence and liable to a
fine of not more than $1000 or to imprisonment for a term of not
more than 2 years.
RSA 1980 cD-38 s2;1994 c23 s50