New Zealand Legislation: Acts

2 Interpretation

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  board means the board of directors

  chairperson means the chairperson of the board

  committee means a committee appointed under section 10

  covenantor, in relation to an open space covenant, means the owner or lessee for the time being of the area to which the covenant applies

  Crown lease means a lease or licence granted under the Land Act 1948 or under any former Land Act; and lessee has a corresponding meaning

  director means a director of the Trust appointed under section 4

  Maori land has the same meaning as it has in section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993

  member means a member of the Trust under section 5

  Minister means the Minister of Conservation

  open space means any area of land or body of water that serves to preserve or to facilitate the preservation of any landscape of aesthetic, cultural, recreational, scenic, scientific, or social interest or value

  owner, in relation to any private land, includes any person having any interest in that land

  private land means any land that is for the time being held in fee simple by any person other than Her Majesty the Queen; and also means Maori land

  reserve means a public reserve as defined in section 2(1) of the Reserves Act 1977

  Trust means the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust established by section 3

  Trust Fund means the National Trust Fund established by section 23

  Trust land means any land, or interest in land, of the Trust; but does not mean land that is subject to an open space covenant.

  Section 2 chairperson: inserted, on 12 June 1991, by section 2(1) of the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 37).

  Section 2 chairman: repealed, on 12 June 1991, by section 2(1) of the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 37).

  Section 2 covenantor: inserted, on 12 June 1991, by section 2(2) of the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 37).

  Section 2 deputy chairman: repealed, on 12 June 1991, by section 2(3) of the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 37).

  Section 2 Maori land: amended, on 1 July 1993, pursuant to section 362(2) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (1993 No 4).

  Section 2 Minister: amended, on 1 April 1987, by section 65(1) of the Conservation Act 1987 (1987 No 65).

  Section 2 reserve: amended, on 1 April 1978, pursuant to section 125(1) of the Reserves Act 1977 (1977 No 66).