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Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

1 Title

This Act is the Christchurch City Council (Robert McDougall Gallery) Land Act 2003.

Preliminary provisions

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to—

(a)

provide for the Robert McDougall Gallery land to be held by the Christchurch City Council as a local purpose reserve under the Reserves Act 1977:

(b)

repeal section 54 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act 1925:

(c)

provide for related matters.

4 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Council means the Christchurch City Council

the land means the land comprising 2 216 square metres, or thereabouts, being Lot 1 on Deposited Plan 45580 (Certificate of Title CB24A/544).

Land to be held as local purpose reserve, and related matters

5 Land freed of trusts etc

The land is no longer subject to any trusts (express or implied), reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, or interests in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act.

6 Council to hold land as local purpose reserve

(1)

The Council holds the land as a local purpose reserve under section 23 of the Reserves Act 1977 for the purpose of a public gallery for the display of art and decorative arts and crafts and ancillary activities.

(2)

However, the purpose for which the land is held under subsection (1) must not be changed under the Reserves Act 1977.

7 Council’s powers in relation to land

(1)

The Council may grant a lease or licence of, or let, the whole or any part of the land on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

(2)

The Council may exercise its power under subsection (1) only for the purpose set out in section 6(1).

(3)

No lease, licence, or letting under subsection (1) (including rights of renewal or extensions, whether in the lease, licence, or letting or granted separately) may be for a term of 50 years or longer.

(4)

The Council may not sell the land.

(5)

This section overrides the Local Government Act 2002 and the Reserves Act 1977.

Miscellaneous provisions

8 Powers of Registrar-General of Land

(1)

The Registrar-General of Land is authorised and directed to make such entries in the registers under the Land Transfer Act 1952 and to do all such other things as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act.

(2)

The Registrar must, without fee,—

(a)

cancel on the certificate of title for the land the words entered under section 54 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act 1925; and

(b)

enter on the certificate of title the words “Subject to the Christchurch City Council (Robert McDougall Gallery) Land Act 2003”.

9 Act not to limit other legislation

This Act does not limit the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014.

Section 9: amended, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).

Section 9: amended, on 20 May 2014, by section 107 of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (2014 No 26).

10 Repeal

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Christchurch City Council (Robert McDougall Gallery) Land Act 2003 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68): section 6

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (2014 No 26): section 107

Christchurch City Council (Robert McDougall Gallery) Land Act 2003