Act 16 Land Act 1998 40. (1) No person shall( a) sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, mortgage or lease any land; or ( b) enter into any contract for the sale, exchange, transfer, pledging, mortgage or lease of any land; ( c) give away any land inter vivas, or enter into any other transaction in respect of land(i) in the case of land on which the person ordinarily resides with his or her spouse, and from which they derive their sustenance, except with the prior written consent of the spouse; (ii) in the case of land on which a person ordinarily resides with his or her dependent children of majority age, except with the prior written consent of the dependent children of majority age; (iii) in the case of land on which a person ordinarily resides with his or the children below the age of the majority, except with the prior written consent of the Committee; (iv) in the case of land on wh~ch ordinarily reside orphans below majority age with interest in inheritance of the land, except with the prior written consent of the Committee. (2) Subsection ( 1) of this section shall not apply to any transfer of land by a mortgagee in exercise of powers under the mortgage. (3) Where consent is required to be given by a person other than the Committee under subsection (1) of this section, the consent shall be given to tht( Committee by the person giving the consent. 47 Restrictions on transfer of land by family members.