Western Australian Current Regulations

WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT SCHEME REGULATIONS 1954 - REG 3

3 .         Terms used

                In these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise —

        Act means the War Service Land Settlement Scheme Act 1954 ;

        Allotment Board means the Board appointed by the Minister to deal with applications for holdings;

        applicant means a person applying to participate under the scheme;

        assistance period means the period of one year or such longer period as provided for in the conditions next following the allotment of a holding to a settler;

        Board means the Land Settlement Board for the time being as appointed by the Minister;

        Classification Committee means the Committee appointed by the Minister to determine the eligibility or otherwise of applicants under the scheme and to classify eligible persons as suitable (either immediately or after training or further experience) or as unsuitable for settlement;

        conditions means the conditions determined by the Minister for the Interior of the Commonwealth of Australia in accordance with the States Grants (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1952 of the Parliament of the Commonwealth;

        Crown lands means (subject to section 4(2) of the Land Act 1933 ² ) all lands of the Crown vested in Her Majesty, except land which is for the time being, reserved for or dedicated to any public purpose, or granted or lawfully contracted to be granted in fee simple or with the right of purchase under the Land Act 1933 ² , or any Act repealed by that Act, and all lands between high and low water mark on the sea shore and on the banks of tidal waters;

        eligible person means a person who, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 6 or 7, as the case may be, is eligible to participate in the scheme;

        holding means the land allotted or to be allotted to a settler under the scheme;

        lessee means the holder of a lease granted under the Act;

        Minister means the Minister of the Crown for the time being charged with the administration of the Act;

        prescribed means prescribed by the Act or any regulations made thereunder;

        private land means all land other than Crown land;

        project means an approved plan of settlement or such aggregation of approved plans of settlement as form a unit for development and subdividing;

        regulations means regulations made under the Act;

        scheme means the War Service Land Settlement Scheme which prior to the coming into operation ³ of the Act has been carried out and given effect under the Acts repealed by the Act and which after the coming into operation of the Act is to continue to be carried out under the Act in compliance with the conditions;

        settler means an eligible person who has been allotted a holding under the scheme or an eligible person to whom a holding has been transferred;

        structural improvements includes a house, shed or any other type of building whatsoever, fence, dam, water supply, domestic drain, bridge road dip or weir and fruit trees, vines and plantations.