A 999-year lease, under historic Common Law, is a Permanent Lease of property. Permanent Lease locations are in Britain, its former colonies and the Commonwealth. A former colony, the Republic of Mauritius (The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)) established legal precedent on 30 July 2008[1] in respect of a 1901 'permanent lease' on the following Thirteen Islands of St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos) :

Royal Arms UK (Privy Council)
NameAKA
1.Île RaphaelRaphaël Island
2. L'île du Sud (South Island, l'île Boisées)South Island, l'île Boisée
3. Petit Fou Island-
4. Avocaré IslandAvocaré Avoquer, L'Avocaire
5. l'île aux FousFous, Ile Fou
6. L'île du GouvernementGovernment Island
7. Petit Mapou IslandSmall Mapou
8. Grand Mapou IslandBig Mapou
9. La Baleine IslandWhale Island
10. L'Île CocoCoco Island, Île Cocos, Île aux Cocos
11. Île Verronge- Verronge Island
12. l'île aux BoisWooded Island
13. La Baleine Rocks IslandWhale Rocks Island

These thirteen Islands of St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos), Mauritius, were converted from a 1901 Permanent Lease (999-year lease) to a Permanent Grant by the Privy Council (United Kingdom) in 2008.[2] The Privy Council (United Kingdom) judgment (Article 71) confirmed Raphaël Fishing Company[3] legally as the holder of a Permanent Grant of the thirteen islands mentioned in the 1901 Deed (transcribed in Vol TB25 No 342) subject to the conditions therein referred to'[4][5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. ↑ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)". www.saflii.org. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "THE RAPHAEL FISHING COMPANY LIMITED C404". mauritiusfirm.com. Mauritius firm. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Le bail permanent de Rapha l Fishing confirm sur St.-Brandon
  5. ↑ "raphael-fishing-company-ltd-v-the-state-of-mauritius-". swarb. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Raphaël Fishing Company". vlex. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Constitution of Mauritius" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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