7GUse and development of land acquired pursuant to order

7G Use and development of land acquired pursuant to order

[Section 7G Inserted by No. 108 of 1999, s. 25, Applied:22 Dec 1999]

(1)  Unless written approval is given by the Minister, land which is acquired pursuant to an order under section 7B(2) may only be used or developed in connection with the proposed infrastructure.

(2)  Unless written approval is given by the Minister, a planning authority may not grant a permit for a use or development on land which is acquired pursuant to an order under section 7B(2) unless that use or development is in connection with the proposed infrastructure.

(3)  Approval given by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) is to be laid before each House of Parliament within the first 10 sitting days of the House after the approval is given.

(4)  Subsections (1) and (2) apply whether or not –

(a) the Crown is the owner of the land; or

(b) the order under section 7B(2) has been revoked.

(5)  Subsections (1) and (2) cease to apply to land 10 years after the making of the order under section 7B(2) which authorised the acquisition of the land.

(6)  If the Crown sells land acquired pursuant to section 7B(2) and the use or development of the land is restricted under this section, the Crown must –

(a) if the land is under the Land Titles Act 1980 , give notice of the restriction to the Recorder of Titles; and

(b) if the land is not under the Land Titles Act 1980 , lodge a notice of the restriction in the Registry of Deeds.

(7)  A notice for the purposes of subsection (6) is to state when the restriction is to cease.