### 5 Sites for towns > > (1) For the purposes of this Act the Governor may by proclamation constitute, abolish, define, or re-define areas of town lands – > > > > > > (a) which may include lands other than Crown lands; and > > > > > > > (b) which are – > > > > > > > > > > (i) adjacent to a city or town; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) intended by the Governor to be sites for towns, villages, or hamlets. > > > (2) [*\[Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 1 of 2020, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jul 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-07-01/act-2020-001#JS3@Ja1@GC1@EN) Areas constituted in accordance with [subsection (1)(b)(ii)](#GS5@Gs1@Hpb@Hqii@EN) may, on the recommendation of the Place Names Advisory Panel established by the [Place Names Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-001) , be assigned names in the proclamations constituting them.

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Section 5 - Crown Lands Act 1976 - Sites for towns — Zoe