New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 June 2002
| Local Act | 1994 No 4 |
| Date of assent | 16 September 1994 |
| Commencement | 16 September 1994 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
Part 6
Miscellaneous provisions
16 Alternative means of determining rental
Schedule 1
Kuriwao endowment lands
An Act to—
(a) confirm the vesting of land in the Otago Regional Council:
(b) redefine the purposes for which the land is held by the Otago Regional Council:
(c) recognise existing leases of the land:
(d) transfer the lessor's interest in leases of the land to the Otago Regional Council:
(e) empower the Otago Regional Council to dispose of the land:
(f) define the purposes for which any proceeds from the land may be used
Whereas—
(a) land was vested in the Board of Conservators of the Clutha River Trust under the Clutha River Trust Reserves Act 1874 for the purposes set out in that Act and varied by the Clutha Rivers Conservators Board Act 1875:
(b) the land was transferred to the Clutha River Board under the River Boards Act 1884:
(c) the Clutha River Board was dissolved by section 29 of the Lower Clutha River Improvement Act 1938:
(d) under the Lower Clutha River Improvement Act 1938 the land was transferred to the Lower Clutha River Trust:
(e) under section 31 of the Lower Clutha River Improvement Act 1938 income from the land was to be applied—
(i) in payment of the interest, sinking fund, and other charges on any loan raised by the Clutha River Board:
(ii) towards payment of the cost of carrying on the steamer service formerly carried on by the Clutha River Board:
(iii) towards payment of interest, sinking fund, and other charges on any loan raised by the Trust for river works only:
(iv) in such other manner as the Lower Clutha River Trust may think fit for the carrying out or maintenance of any drainage or river works by the Trust or towards its general administrative expenses:
(f) by Order in Council made on 25 February 1952 and published in the Gazette of 28 February 1952, the Lower Clutha River Trust was dissolved and the land and powers and functions of the Trust were transferred to the Otago Catchment Board:
(g) under the Local Government (Otago Region) Reorganisation Order 1989 the land was transferred to the Otago Regional Council:
(h) notwithstanding this vesting of the land, it has been administered by the Crown and leased under the Land Act 1948:
(i) many of the purposes for which the land is held are now obsolete:
(j) it is desired to—
(i) confirm that the land is vested in the Otago Regional Council; and
(ii) redefine the purposes for which the land is held by the Otago Regional Council; and
(iii) recognise the existing leases of the land; and
(iv) transfer the lessor's interest in leases of the land to the Otago Regional Council; and
(v) empower the Otago Regional Council to dispose of the land; and
(vi) define the purposes for which any of the proceeds from the sale of the land may be used.
