51Minister may extinguish special easements

#### 51 Minister may extinguish special easements 51 Minister may extinguish special easements > > (1) The Minister may, by instrument lodged with the Registrar-General, release a special easement on the application of— > > > > > (a) each beneficiary of a special easement, and > > > > > (b) for a special easement over land under a lease—each lessee of the land. > > > (2) On receiving an instrument lodged under this clause, the Registrar-General may record any particulars of the release of the special easement as the Registrar-General considers necessary in any folio of the Register relating to land which, in the Registrar-General’s opinion, is affected by the release of the easement. > > > (3) No duty is payable under the [Duties Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-123) in respect of an instrument lodged under this clause. > > > (4) As soon as practicable after a special easement is released under this clause, the Minister must cause notice of that fact to be given to— > > > > > (a) each former beneficiary of the easement, and > > > > > (b) each lessee of land over which the easement was formerly in force. > > > (5) To avoid doubt, this clause extends to an easement originally granted under section 35S of the former [Western Lands Act 1901](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1901-070).