Transfer of Property Act, 1882
5. Transfer of property defined
In the following sections "transfer of property" means
an act by which a living person conveys property, in present or in future, to
one or more other living persons, or to himself and one or more other living
persons; and "to transfer property" is to perform such act.
In this section "living person includes a company or
association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, but nothing
herein contained shall affect any law for the time being in force relating to
transfer of property to or by companies, associations or bodies of individuals.