Maori Reserved Land Act 1955

2 Interpretation
  • (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    Court means the Maori Land Court

    Land Valuation Tribunal or Tribunal means a Land Valuation Tribunal established under the Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948; and the Land Valuation Tribunal or the Tribunal, when used in relation to any land, means the particular Land Valuation Tribunal to which any application or appeal or matter arising under this Act and relating to that land has been made or referred

    Land Valuation Tribunal: this definition was inserted by section 6(6) Land Valuation Proceedings Amendment Act 1977.

    Lessee includes the successors, executors, administrators, and assigns of a lessee

    Maori reserve means land constituted a Maori reserve by or pursuant to this Act

    Minister means the Minister of Maori Affairs

    Prescribed lease means a lease in either of the forms of lease prescribed in Schedule 2 to this Act

    Reserved land means land constituted reserved land by this Act

    Settlement reserve means land constituted a settlement reserve by this Act

    Township land means land constituted township land by this Act

    Valuation Court means the High Court, including the additional members holding office under the Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948, in the exercise of its jurisdiction under that Act.

    Valuation Court: this definition was substituted by section 15 of the Land Valuation Proceedings Amendment Act 1968.

    Valuation Court: the words High Court were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words the Supreme Court pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).

    Valuation Court: the words High Court were substituted, as from 15 August 1991, for the words Administrative Division of the High Court pursuant to section 3(5) Judicature Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 60).

    (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, terms and expressions that are defined in Te Ture Whenua Maori (Maori Land) Act 1993 have, when used in this Act, the meanings that are given thereto by that Act.

    The reference to Te Ture Whenua Maori (Maori Land) Act 1993 in subsection (2) was substituted for a reference to the Maori Affairs Act 1953, as from 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) Te Ture Whenua Maori (Maori Land) Act 1993 (1993 No 4).