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sec.153Lease under s 113
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### sec.153 Lease under s 113
This section applies to a lease granted under section 113 that was in force immediately before 1 July 2006.
Section 113 continues to apply to the lease while the lease is in force.
The lease is taken to be a perpetual lease for residential purposes under the Land Act 1994 .
However, the Land Act 1994 , chapter 4 , part 3 , division 3 , does not apply for converting the lease to freehold land.
The Housing (Freeholding of Land) Act 1957 , part 2, applies for converting the lease to freehold land.
For subsection (3), a reference in the Land Act 1994 to the Minister is taken to be a reference to the Minister administering this Act.
s 153 ins 2005 No. 46 s 8
(sec.153-ssec.1) This section applies to a lease granted under section 113 that was in force immediately before 1 July 2006.
(sec.153-ssec.2) Section 113 continues to apply to the lease while the lease is in force.
(sec.153-ssec.3) The lease is taken to be a perpetual lease for residential purposes under the Land Act 1994 .
(sec.153-ssec.4) However, the Land Act 1994 , chapter 4 , part 3 , division 3 , does not apply for converting the lease to freehold land.
(sec.153-ssec.5) The Housing (Freeholding of Land) Act 1957 , part 2, applies for converting the lease to freehold land.
(sec.153-ssec.6) For subsection (3), a reference in the Land Act 1994 to the Minister is taken to be a reference to the Minister administering this Act.