Section 49 of Land Registration Act 2012: Gift to person under incapacity
A person with a legal incapacity who has been registered as a proprietor of land, a lease or a charge acquired by way of gift may, repudiate the gift within six months after the person ceases to be under a legal incapacity, if the person has not already disposed of the subjectmatter, but no such repudiation shall be effective until—
(a) the person has transferred the land, lease or charge to the donor, who is bound to accept it; and
(b) the transfer has been registered.
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