12Vesting of land on appointment of new trustees

12 Vesting of land on appointment of new trustees (1) Where any Crown land has been permanently reserved and granted to trustees or granted to the Minister and trustees jointly under any Act an Order in Council deed or document appointing a new trustee or new trustees of such land shall by virtue of this Act and without further or other conveyance assignment or transfer have the effect of granting such land to such new trustee or trustees either solely or together with any surviving or continuing trustee including the Minister (as the case may be). S. 12(2) amended by No. 18/1989 s. 13(Sch. 2 item 20). (2) The trustees to whom such land is granted shall if such land is under the **Transfer of Land Act 1958** be deemed to be the proprietors thereof within the meaning of that Act as if their names appear as proprietors in the Register. S. 12(3) amended by Nos 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 32), 76/1998 s. 6(b), 85/1998 s. 24(Sch. item 15) (as amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 129.1)), 47/2025 s. 13. (3) The Secretary shall forthwith after the publication in the Government Gazette of any Order in Council or the execution of any deed or document appointing a new trustee or trustees of such land give notice to the Registrar of Titles of the making of such Order or the execution of such deed or document and forward to the Registrar of Titles a copy of the Government Gazette in which the Order is published or a duplicate or certified copy of such deed or document (as the case requires). S. 12A inserted by No. 10144 s. 6(1), repealed by No. 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 21.1) (as amended by No. 13/1990 s. 38(1)(j)). No. 6284 ss 218, 219.