19AClosure of public roads

19A Closure of public roads

19A Closure of public roads

(1) The Roads Act 1993 and the regulations under that Act (as in force immediately before the repeal day) continue to apply for a period of 3 months after the repeal day in respect of a proposal by the Minister to close a public road under Division 1 of Part 4 of that Act if—

(a) the proposal was published in accordance with section 35 of that Act before the repeal day, and

(b) the period for the making of submissions on the proposal expired before that day.

(2) The Roads Act 1993 and the regulations under that Act (as in force immediately before the repeal day) continue to apply for a period of 12 months after the repeal day in respect of Crown land forming part of a former public road that is sold if the contract for the sale was entered into before the repeal day.

(3) To avoid doubt, the provisions of the Crown Lands Act 1989 applicable to the sale of Crown land continue to apply for the purposes of a sale of Crown land forming part of a former public road to which subclause (2) applies.