Maori Purposes Act 1975

Reprint as at 24 April 1996

Maori Purposes Act 1975

Public Act1975 No 135
Date of assent10 October 1975
Commencement10 October 1975
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.

Contents

Title

1 Short Title

Part 1
Amendments to Maori Affairs Act 1953

2 This Part to form part of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 [Repealed]

3 Extending class of persons who may receive an interest in land under a vesting order [Repealed]

4 Valuations for renewals of leases [Repealed]

5 Establishing quorum for exchange of land [Repealed]

6 Land acquired from Maoris for public work may be revested in Maoris [Repealed]

7 Additional provision for re-transfer of shares in Maori incorporations [Repealed]

8 Incorporations may accept trusts [Repealed]

Part 2
Miscellaneous amendments to Maori legislation

9 Sale of reserved land and vested land to lessees abolished

10 Revesting of land in owners

11 Owners of Maori reserved land may be constituted as incorporations

12 Assurance Fund abolished

13 Ngaitahu Trust Board beneficiaries [Repealed]

14 Maori Wardens

15 District Maori Councils may recognise Maori societies

16 Alteration of term European land to general land

17 Status of land of Maori Incorporations

Part 3
Establishing incorporations for Rangatira Blocks

18 Purpose of this Part

19 Interpretation

20 Cancellation of orders

21 Incorporating owners of Rangatira Blocks

22 Part 4 of Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967 applied

23 Preparation of lists of shareholders

24 Preparation of valuations

25 Objections to lists of shareholders

26 Holding of meeting to elect committee of management

27 Amalgamation of titles

28 Costs of previous trustees and others

29 Proceedings in courts deemed of no effect

30 Amalgamation of Rangatira B616 with Rangatira E

31 Implementation of this Part

Schedule 1
Enactments amended

Schedule 2
Orders of the Maori Land Court cancelled

Schedule 3
Trust orders of the Maori Land Court cancelled

Schedule 4

Reprint notes

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