New Zealand Acts

MAORI VESTED LANDS ADMINISTRATION ACT 1954

- As at 28 October 2021
- Act 60 of 1954

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   2.      Interpretation
   3.      Application of this Act
   4.      Vested land to be held in trust for owners
   4A.     Alienation powers of equitable owners
   4B.     Security over vested land

   PART 2 - Rights in respect of subsisting leases

   5.      Subsisting leases conferring right to compensation to be read subject to this Act
   6.      Provisions in leases as to improvements
   7.      Certain renewal leases to confer same compensation rights as original leases
   8.      Māori Trustee and lessee may come to agreement outside of provisions of Act
   9.      Agreements for preservation of existing rights
   10.     Land Valuation Tribunal to determine disputes
   11.     Application for special valuation
   12.     Valuation certificates to be prepared
   13.     General provisions as to valuations
   14.     Notice of valuations and rights of objection thereto
   14A.    Special valuations made on or after 1 July 1998
   15.     Notice to be given to lessee as to resumption of land, or requiring an election by lessee
   16.     Lessee to have limited right to occupy land, notwithstanding expiry of lease
   17.     On delivery of possession, Māori Trustee to pay compensation
   18.     Deduction for destroyed or depreciated improvements
   19.     Special provisions as to leases the terms of which have been extended by statute
   20.     Lessee to pay for lessor's improvements when electing to take new lease
   21.     Term of new lease
   22.     Minimum annual rent
   23.     Annual rent where minimum rent reduced because of uncontrollable deterioration
   24.     Rent under new lease
   25.     Valuations for revision of rent
   26.     Lessee may require Māori Trustee to reduce minimum annual rent
   27.     Provision as to compensation for improvements
   28.     Valuations for purposes of determining compensation
   29.     Reservation of rights to timber trees
   30.     Assignment of leases
   31.     Form of new lease
   32.     Procedure where lessee does not accept new lease or renewal of a lease
   33.     Procedure where right to new lease not purchased
   34.     Date of commencement of new lease when offered for public competition
           Note
   35.     Commencement of proceedings under section 10
   36.     Service of notices
   37.     Statements in answer
   38.     Evidence as to other matters to be brought only by leave
   39.     Proceedings to be determined by Land Valuation Tribunal
   40.     Proceedings in relation to destroyed or damaged improvements
   41.     Objections to valuations to be determined by Land Valuation Tribunal
   42.     Hearing and determinations of objections
   43.     Notification of amendments
   44.     Appeal to Land Valuation Court from Tribunal's determination
   45.     Appeals by notice of motion
   46.     Service of notice of motion
   47.     Cross appeals
   48.     Chairman of Tribunal to prepare report
   49.     Court may confirm determination or make alterations in valuation
   50.     Determination as to uncontrollable deterioration
   51.     Costs
   52.     Ordinary practice and procedure to apply
   53.     Valuer-General's right of audience
   54.     Land Valuation Court to have exclusive jurisdiction

   PART 3 - Miscellaneous

   55.     Disposition of rent paid to Māori Trustee
   56.     Money for payment of compensation
   57.     Provisions of this Act to apply to leases of certain other lands
   58.     Māori Trustee to become agent of owners of land for certain purposes
   59.     Contiguous lands held in 1 farm
   60.     Māori Trustee may lease land not subject to existing lease
   61.     Māori Trustee may sell land with consent of owners
   61A.    Sale of vested land to lessees
   62.     Māori Trustee may lease by private contract
   63.     Māori Trustee may grant timber cutting and other licences
   64.     Māori Trustee may manage land as a farm
   65.     Māori Trustee may acquire land for roads
   66.     Record of improvements
   67.     Māori Trustee may accept surrenders of leases or licences
   68.     Costs of lease or licence
   69.     Service of notices
   70.     Revesting of land subject to this Act
   71.     Former lessee not relieved of liability for breaches of covenant
   72.     Land subject to Part 16 of Maori Land Act 1931 no longer so subject
   73.     Protection of leases of Otiranui Nos 2 and 3
   74.     Validation of leases granted by former Maori Land Boards
   75.     Restrictions on removal of timber by lessees
   76.     Regulations
   77.     Repeals
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