Proposed amendments
Grant Robertson, in Committee, to move the following amendments:
Clause 16
Replace clause 16 (page 12, lines 4 to 22) with:
16 Leases and licences
(1)
The Council may, on any conditions that it considers appropriate, grant leases and licences in respect of the Wellington Town Belt.
(2)
At any point in time, no more than 8 hectares in total of the Wellington Town Belt may be leased or licensed, excluding any leases or licences for public services, any leases or licences in respect of the Chest Hospital and Wellington Zoo, and the lease referred to in section 26(3).
(3)
A lease granted in accordance with subsection (1) must—
(a)
specify what activities are authorised by the lease; and
(b)
not be granted for a term, including any renewals, exceeding 20 years; and
(c)
not be granted for an activity that could reasonably be undertaken under a licence; and
(d)
not allow a right to transfer, sublease, assign, or otherwise dispose of the lessee’s interest without the Council’s consent.
(4)
A licence granted in accordance with subsection (1) must—
(a)
specify what activities are authorised by the licence; and
(b)
not be granted for a term, including any renewals, exceeding 10 years; and
(c)
not allow a right to transfer, sublicense, assign, or otherwise dispose of the licensee’s interest without the Council’s consent.
(5)
The Council must—
(a)
spend all money received under a lease granted in accordance with subsection (1) on the management of the Wellington Town Belt; and
(b)
invest the money until spending it.
Clause 17
Delete clause 17 (page 12, lines 23 to 35).