7ALand acquired for purpose of becoming Crown land once conditions met

7A Land acquired for purpose of becoming Crown land once conditions met

7A Land acquired for purpose of becoming Crown land once conditions met

(1) Land to which clause applies The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette (whether before, on or after the repeal day), declare that this clause applies to specified land (conditional Crown land) if the Minister is satisfied that—

(a) the land was acquired by a reserve trust, and

(b) the land was not Crown land under the Crown Lands Act 1989, and

(c) the land was acquired for the purpose of it becoming Crown land once certain conditions (the Crown vesting conditions) were met (including, for example, conditions relating to obtaining appropriate planning consents or approvals), and

(d) the Crown vesting conditions have not yet been met.

(2) Special provisions for conditional Crown land The following provisions apply to conditional Crown land—

(a) for land declared to be conditional Crown land on or before the repeal day—the land does not become Crown land under this Act on the repeal day,

(b) for land declared to be conditional Crown land after the repeal day—the land is taken not to have become Crown land under this Act on the repeal day,

(c) the land is taken to have been vested in the successor of the reserve trust on the repeal day,

(d) subject to the regulations, the land is to be managed under this Act by the successor of the reserve trust while it remains conditional Crown land as if it were reserved Crown land under this Act.

(3) Land remains conditional Crown land until it becomes Crown land, or is sold, under this clause.

(4) When conditional Crown land can become Crown land If the Minister is satisfied that the Crown vesting conditions for conditional Crown land have been met, the Minister may publish a notice (a vesting notice) to that effect in the Gazette.

(5) Conditional Crown land to which a vesting notice applies becomes Crown land when the notice takes effect.

Note.

See section 1.10 (When land becomes Crown land because of this Act).