Maori Purposes Act 1964

Reprint
as at 1 July 1993

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Maori Purposes Act 1964

Public Act1964 No 46
Date of assent11 November 1964
Commencement11 November 1964
Note

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.

This Act is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri.

An Act to amend the law relating to Maoris and Maori land, and for other purposes

1 Short Title

  • This Act may be cited as the Maori Purposes Act 1964.

Part 1
Amendments to Maori Affairs Act 1953

[Repealed]

  • Part 1: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

2 This Part to form part of Maori Affairs Act 1953

  • [Repealed]

    Section 2: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

3 Salaries of Judges

  • [Repealed]

    Section 3: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

4 Orders for payment of moneys held in trust

  • [Repealed]

    Section 4: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

5 Discharge of receiver

  • [Repealed]

    Section 5: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

6 Provision relating to trust funds repealed

  • [Repealed]

    Section 6: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

7 Family protection

  • [Repealed]

    Section 7: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

8 Probate of Maori wills

  • [Repealed]

    Section 8: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

9 Maori Trustee may consent to assignment of lease

  • [Repealed]

    Section 9: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

10 Form, custody, and use of seal of body corporate

  • [Repealed]

    Section 10: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

11 Vesting orders for stopped roads

  • [Repealed]

    Section 11: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

12 Amalgamation of titles

  • [Repealed]

    Section 12: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

13 Provision of finance for roading and other services

  • [Repealed]

    Section 13: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

14 Attestation of signatures

  • Section 14: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

Part 2
Amendments of other Acts and miscellaneous provisions

15 Subdivision of Opawa Rangitoto No 2C Block

  • Whereas the land firstly described in subsection (3) is owned by the proprietors of Opawa Rangitoto No 2C Block (a body incorporated under Part 22 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953); And whereas the said body corporate proposes to purchase the land secondly described in subsection (3) from the Crown: And whereas the body corporate has authorised certain persons to enter into possession of portions of the said lands and dwellinghouses and other structures have been erected on those portions and roadways have been constructed to provide access thereto: And whereas the said body corporate desires to subdivide the said lands and has prepared a scheme of subdivision in substantial conformity with the present occupation thereof: And whereas the scheme of subdivision cannot be approved by the local authority or be otherwise proceeded with as it does not comply with the provision of section 24 of the Counties Amendment Act 1961 as to widths of roads in subdivisions: And whereas it is expedient to make special provision for the laying off of underwidth roads within the said lands as hereinafter provided: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

    (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of section 24 of the Counties Amendment Act 1961 or any other Act, it shall be lawful for the Taupo County Council to approve a scheme plan of subdivision of the lands described in subsection (3), or any part or parts of those lands, notwithstanding that any new or proposed road shown on the scheme plan is of a width less than 66 feet measured at right angles to its course, or does not conform with any other requirement of the said section 24:

    provided that no such new or proposed road shall be of a width less than 40 feet measured as aforesaid.

    (2) Any approval given by the Taupo County Council under subsection (1) shall be deemed for all purposes to have been given under the provisions of Part 2 of the Counties Amendment Act 1961.

    (3) The lands to which this section relates are particularly described as follows:

    Firstly, all that area in the South Auckland Land District containing 29 acres and 11 perches, more or less, being the Opawa Rangitoto No 2C Block situated in Block I, Waitahanui Survey District, and being all the land comprised and described in provisional register Volume 243, folio 82, South Auckland Registry (SO Plan 42783).

    Secondly, all that area in the South Auckland Land District containing 1 acre 3 roods 5 perches, more or less, being part of Opawa Rangitoto No 1 Block and being part of the land comprised and described in provisional register Volume 185, folio 6, South Auckland Registry (SO Plan 42783).

16 Disposition of equitable interests in Palmerston North Maori Reserve

  • [Repealed]

    Section 16: repealed, on 1 April 1968, by section 157(b) of the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 124).

Contents

  • 1General

  • 2Status of reprints

  • 3How reprints are prepared

  • 4Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

  • 5List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

Notes
1 General

  • This is a reprint of the Maori Purposes Act 1964. The reprint incorporates all the amendments to the Act as at 1 July 1993, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.

    Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the reprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order. For more information, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/ .

2 Status of reprints

  • Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.

    This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal enactment and its amendments are contained.

3 How reprints are prepared

  • A number of editorial conventions are followed in the preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ or Part 8 of the Tables of New Zealand Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force.

4 Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

  • Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.

    A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.

    In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint:

    • •omission of unnecessary referential words (such as “of this section” and “of this Act”)

    • •typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point)

    • •layout of provisions, including:

      • •indentation

      • •position of section headings (eg, the number and heading now appear above the section)

    • •format of definitions (eg, the defined term now appears in bold type, without quotation marks)

    • •format of dates (eg, a date formerly expressed as “the 1st day of January 1999” is now expressed as “1 January 1999”)

    • •position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page of each Act)

    • •punctuation (eg, colons are not used after definitions)

    • •Parts numbered with roman numerals are replaced with arabic numerals, and all cross-references are changed accordingly

    • •case and appearance of letters and words, including:

      • •format of headings (eg, headings where each word formerly appeared with an initial capital letter followed by small capital letters are amended so that the heading appears in bold, with only the first word (and any proper nouns) appearing with an initial capital letter)

      • •small capital letters in section and subsection references are now capital letters

    • •schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule), and all cross-references are changed accordingly

    • •running heads (the information that appears at the top of each page)

    • •format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather than chronological).

5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

  • Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4): section 362(2)

    Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967 (1967 No 124): section 157(b)