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AN ACT to authorise the General Assembly to empower the Pro- Title.
vincial Councils to enact Laws for regulating the Sale,
Letting, Disposal, and Occupation of the Waste Lands of the
Crown.
(16th September, 1854.)
[Reserved for Her Majesty's assent.]
WHEREAS by an Act of the Imperial Parliament of the Ses- Preamble reciting
sion holden in the 15th and 16th years of the reign of Her New Zealand Con-
Majesty Queen Victoria, chapter 72; it is amongst other things stitution Act.
enacted, that subject to the provisions therein contained, it shall be
lawful for the General Assembly of New Zealand to make laws for re-
gulating the sale, letting, disposal, and occupation of the Waste Lands of
the Crown. And Whereas it is expedient that the Superintendent of
any Province with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council
thereof, should have the power to make laws for regulating the sale,
letting, disposal, and occupation of the Waste Lands of the Crown
within the limits of such Province.
BE IT THREFORE ENACTED by the General Assembly :
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Subject to the provisions in the said recited Act contained, General Assembly au-
it shall be lawful for the General Assembly of New Zealand to au- thorised to empower
thorise and empower the Superintendent of any Province with the Provincial Councils to
advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, to make laws make, Laws for regu-
for regulating the sale, letting, disposal, and occupation of the Waste lating, &c., the Waste
Lands of the Crown in such Province, either absolutely or upon Lands of the Crown.
such terms or conditions, and subject to such restrictions and limi-
tations, as may be prescribed by any Act or Acts to be passed by
the said General Assembly in that behalf, anything in the said re-
cited Act to the contrary notwithstanding. -
And Whereas in the said in part recited Act the Governor General Assembly au-
is authorised and required to pay out of the Revenue arising from thorised to empower
the disposal of the Waste Lands of the Crown in New Zealand, all Superintendents, &c.,
the costs, charges, and expenses, incident to the collection manage- to exercise powers
ment and receipt thereof: And whereas it is also provided by the vested in Governor
said Act, that all costs charges and expenses in relation to the Re- and General Assem-
venue of the said Waste Lands, shall be regulated and audited in bly.
such manner as shall be directed by laws of the said General As-
sembly. And whereas it is expedient that the General Assembly
should be authorised to vest such powers and duties in the Superin-
tendents and Provincial Councils respectively. Be it therefore
enacted, that it shall be lawfül for the General Assembly of New
Zealand to authorise and empower the Superintendent and Pro-
vincial Council respectively of each Province, (so far as relates to
the administration of the Revenue arising from the Waste Lands of
the Crown in such Province) to perform and exercise all the powers
and duties so vested in the Governor and General Assembly re-
spectively as aforesaid. Provided always that from the time such
powers and duties as aforesaid shall be so vested in any Superin-
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NZ Gazette 1854, No 37
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🗺️ Act authorising Provincial Councils to regulate the Sale, Letting, Disposal, and Occupation of Crown Waste Lands.
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey16 September 1854
Legislation, Waste Lands, Crown Lands, Provincial Councils, General Assembly, Land Occupation