Maori Reserved Land Act 1955

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Version as at 28 October 2021

Maori Reserved Land Act 1955

Public Act		1955 No 38
Date of assent		20 October 1955
Commencement		see section 1(2)

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The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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

This Act is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri.

	Title
1	Short Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
	Part 1 General provisions applicable to reserved land
3	Reserved land to be subject to this Act
4	Governor-General in Council may declare land to be a Maori reserve
5	Trusts for reserved land
6	Registration of Māori Trustee’s title
7	Status of reserved land
8	General powers of Māori Trustee in relation to reserved land
9	Power of Māori Trustee to sell reserved land
9A	Sale of reserved land to lessees [Repealed]
9B	Powers of Maori Trustee in respect of leases [Repealed]
10	Alienation powers of equitable owners
10A	Registration of security
11	Court may determine beneficial owners of reserved land
12	Court may define trusts
13	Court may partition reserved land
14	Court may vest reserved land in beneficial owners
15	Exchange of interests
15A	Constitution of Maori incorporations to administer reserved land
	Part 2 Succession to and disposal of beneficial interests in reserved land
16	Persons entitled to succeed deceased owner
17	Title of successors
18	Court to determine successors
19	Uneconomic interests defined [Repealed]
20	Disposition of interests of deceased owner
21	Acquisition of uneconomic interests by Maori Trustee [Repealed]
22	Maori Trustee may purchase interests by agreement [Repealed]
23	Money to be paid from conversion fund [Repealed]
24	Application of revenues from interests acquired [Repealed]
25	Succession fee payable on interests in reserved land
	Part 3 Provisions with respect to leases of Maori reserves and township land
26	Māori Trustee may lease unleased Maori reserve or township land
27	Conversion of leases of Maori reserves or township land
28	Optional rights on renewal of leases
29	Terms of prescribed lease may be modified by agreement
30	Valuations for rent fixation
31	Valuation certificates to be prepared
32	General provisions as to valuations
32A	Special valuations made on or after 1 July 1998
33	Notice of valuation and right of objection thereto
34	Rents under renewable leases
35	Minimum annual rent in leases of rural land
36	Annual rent where minimum reduced because of uncontrollable deterioration
37	Lessee may require Māori Trustee to reduce minimum annual rent
38	Procedure when lessee does not accept renewal of a lease
39	Procedure where right to new lease not purchased
40	Date of commencement of new lease when offered for public competition
41	Until new lease commences, former lease deemed to continue
42	Rights where lessee does not elect to take a renewable lease in prescribed forms
42A	Surrender of leases
	Jurisdiction of Land Valuation Tribunal
43	Objections to valuations
44	Hearing and determinations of objections
45	Proceedings in relation to destroyed or damaged improvements
46	Notification of amendments
47	Appeal to High Court from Tribunal’s determination
48	Appeals by notice of motion
49	Service of notice of motion
50	Cross appeals
51	Chairman of Tribunal to prepare report
52	Court may affirm or vary determination
53	Determination as to uncontrollable deterioration
54	Costs
55	Ordinary practice and procedure to apply
56	Valuer-General’s right of audience
57	Land Valuation Tribunal to have exclusive jurisdiction
	Part 4 Provisions with respect to leases of settlement reserves
58	Interpretation
59	Māori Trustee may lease unleased settlement reserves
60	Renewal of subsisting leases
61	Renewable leases
62	Minimum annual rent
63	Minimum rent in cases of uncontrollable deterioration
64	Valuations for renewal of leases
65	Certificate of valuation to be prepared
66	Notice of valuations and right of objection thereto
67	Where no objection lodged, renewal to be offered to lessee
68	Procedure after objection determined
69	Procedure where lessee does not accept renewal
	Jurisdiction of Valuation Appeal Committee
70	Valuation Appeal Committee
71	Remuneration and allowances of members of Committee
72	Certain costs of administration to come out of appropriated money
73	Procedure of Committee
74	Objections to valuations to be heard by Committee
75	Determination as to uncontrollable deterioration
76	Valuer-General to be notified of Committee’s decisions [Repealed]
	Part 5 General provisions with respect to leases of reserved land
77	Lands held in trust for different owners may be comprised in 1 lease
78	Registration of leases
79	Adjoining areas may be incorporated in existing lease
80	Implied covenants in leases of reserved land
81	Rights of tenants in common
82	Submissions to arbitration
83	Fees, costs, and expenses
84	Māori Trustee may reduce rents of certain leased lands used for charitable purposes
	Part 6 General
	Disposition of township land
85	Township land may be sold to Crown
86	Township land may be sold to private persons
87	Township land may be vested in owners
	Miscellaneous
88	Māori Trustee to distribute capital moneys to owners of reserved land
88A	Proceeds of Wellington tenths sales may be used to acquire land or erect buildings
89	Trust for Auckland and Onehunga Hostels Endowment
90	Nelson Tenths Benefit Fund
91	Special provisions applying to certain Motueka reserves
92	Service of notices
93	Repeals and savings
	Schedule 1
	Schedule 2
	Schedule 3 Enactments repealed
	Maori Reserved Land Amendment Act 1997
	Maori Reserved Land Amendment Act 1998
	Notes

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the lands comprised in Maori reserves, West Coast settlement reserves, and Maori townships, and to make provision in respect of certain other lands administered by the Māori Trustee

Title: amended, on 1 July 2009, pursuant to section 30(2)(a) of the Māori Trustee Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 12).

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