New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) The Minister within the meaning of section 2 of the Survey Act 1986 shall, on receiving in respect of any licensed land a recommendation under section 8HB or section 8HE of this Act, issue a certificate to the effect that the land is not liable to be returned to Maori ownership.
(2) Where the licensed land is subject to the Land Transfer Act 1952 or where the Crown forestry licence is registered pursuant to section 30 of the Crown Forest Assets Act 1989, the Minister of Survey and Land Information shall cause a copy of the certificate to be lodged with the District Land Registrar of the land registration district within which the land is situated.
(3) The District Land Registrar shall, without fee, register the certificate against the certificate of title to the land or endorse a memorial on the copy of the Crown forestry licence, as the case may be.
(4) Where—
(a) The land is not subject to the Land Transfer Act 1952 ; and
(b) A copy of the Crown forestry licence has not been registered pursuant to section 30 of the Crown Forest Assets Act 1989 ; and
(c) Instruments relating to the land are not registrable under the Deeds Registration Act 1908,—
the Minister of Survey and Land Information shall cause a copy of the certificate to be lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor for the district in which the land is situated, and the Chief Surveyor shall note the certificate on the plans and records relating to the land.
Sections 8A to 8I were inserted, as from 9 December 1987, by section 4 Treaty of Waitangi (State Enterprises) Act 1988 (1988 No 105).
Sections 8HA to 8HI and the preceding heading were inserted, as from 25 October 1989, by section 40 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989 (1989 No 99).
Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 July 1996, by section 5 Survey Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 55) by substituting the words “Minister within the meaning of section 2 of the Survey Act 1986”
for the words “Minister of Survey and Land Information”
.