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CROWN LAND (RESERVES) ACT 1978 - SECT 19

Trustees of permanent reserves may surrender land to Crown

S. 19(1) amended by No. 25/2023 s. 7(Sch.  1 item 8.5).

    (1)     Where any land permanently reserved under section 4 has been granted to trustees, the trustees for the time being, with the consent in writing of the Governor in Council and any lessee of the land, may notwithstanding any encumbrances trusts conditions restrictions limitations or reservations contained in the Crown grant thereof surrender the land to His Majesty.

    (2)     Upon the surrender of any land pursuant to this section the Crown grant of the land shall be revoked made void and annulled and the land shall be deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown freed and discharged from all encumbrances trusts conditions restrictions limitations and reservations.

    (3)     Where land is surrendered pursuant to this section—

        (a)     the permanent reservation of the land under section 4 shall not be affected;

        (b)     the committee of management (if any) of the land shall continue to be the committee of management thereof;

        (c)     the trustees shall be freed and discharged from all further duties and liabilities under the trust in respect of the land.

No. 6292 s. 22.

S. 19(4) amended by No. 80/1988 s. 55(2).

    (4)     Nothing in this section shall limit the operation of section 42 of the Libraries Act 1988 .

S. 20 (Heading) inserted by No. 7/2012 s. 20(1).



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