• Preamble

  WHEREAS,—

  • (a) various parcels of land have been vested in the Wanganui District Council (or its predecessors in title) by:

    • (i) the Wanganui Harbour and River Conservators Board Act 1876:

    • (ii) the Wanganui Harbour Endowment and Borrowing Act 1877:

    • (iii) the Wanganui Harbour and River Conservators Grant Act 1880:

    • (iv) the Special Powers and Contracts Act 1881:

    • (v) the Wanganui Harbour Board Vesting Act 1910:

    • (vi) the Wanganui Harbour Board Vesting Act 1911:

    • (vii) the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act 1915:

    • (viii) the Wanganui Harbour Board Vesting Act 1917:

    • (ix) the Local Government (Manawatu-Wanganui Region) Reorganisation Order 1989:

  • (b) the powers of the Wanganui District Council to deal with those parcels of land have been amended by:

    • (i) the Wanganui Harbour Board Endowment Sale Act 1892:

    • (ii) the Local Legislation Act 1941:

    • (iii) the Local Legislation Act 1947:

    • (iv) the Wanganui Harbour Board Empowering Act 1972:

    • (v) the Wanganui Harbour Board Land Development Act 1974:

    • (vi) the Wanganui Harbour Act 1988:

  • (c) the purposes for which the land is held, and the income derived from the land is to be applied, are unclear, unduly restrictive, or obsolete:

  • (d) it is desired to—

    • (i) confirm that the land continues to be vested in the Wanganui District Council:

    • (ii) clarify and redefine the purposes for which the land is held by the Wanganui District Council:

    • (iii) clarify, redefine and extend the purposes for which proceeds or income derived from the land can be held and/or applied:

    • (iv) empower the Wanganui District Council to apply or borrow against the capital or income arising from the land to meet the needs of the whole community:

    • (v) empower the Wanganui District Council to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the land:

    • (vi) define the purpose for which the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of land may be used:

    • (vii) terminate the River City Port Limited lease:

    • (viii) recognise existing leases of the land:

The Parliament of New Zealand therefore enacts as follows: