sec.103Issue of road licence

### sec.103 Issue of road licence The Minister may issue a road licence over a road only to— an adjoining owner; or another person, if the road licence is only for allowing the person holding the licence to make structural improvements— mentioned in section 104 (b) (ii) or (iii) ; and for the benefit of land of which the person is the registered owner (other than a trustee of a deed of grant in trust), lessee or trustee. See also section 98 . However, the Minister need not issue the road licence only to the person who applied for the road closure. If the Minister issues a road licence under subsection (1) , the registrar of titles must register a covenant of a type mentioned in section 373A (5) (c) over— for a road licence issued to an adjoining owner—the licence land and the adjoining owner’s land; or otherwise—the licence land and the land for the benefit of which the road licence is issued. s 103 amd 1998 No. 24 s 8 ; 2000 No. 2 s 9 ; 2017 No. 10 s 8 ; 2019 No. 17 s 124 ; 2021 No. 12 s 148 sch 3 (sec.103-ssec.1) The Minister may issue a road licence over a road only to— an adjoining owner; or another person, if the road licence is only for allowing the person holding the licence to make structural improvements— mentioned in section 104 (b) (ii) or (iii) ; and for the benefit of land of which the person is the registered owner (other than a trustee of a deed of grant in trust), lessee or trustee. See also section 98 . (sec.103-ssec.2) However, the Minister need not issue the road licence only to the person who applied for the road closure. (sec.103-ssec.3) If the Minister issues a road licence under subsection (1) , the registrar of titles must register a covenant of a type mentioned in section 373A (5) (c) over— for a road licence issued to an adjoining owner—the licence land and the adjoining owner’s land; or otherwise—the licence land and the land for the benefit of which the road licence is issued. - (a) an adjoining owner; or - (b) another person, if the road licence is only for allowing the person holding the licence to make structural improvements— (i) mentioned in section 104 (b) (ii) or (iii) ; and (ii) for the benefit of land of which the person is the registered owner (other than a trustee of a deed of grant in trust), lessee or trustee. - (i) mentioned in section 104 (b) (ii) or (iii) ; and - (ii) for the benefit of land of which the person is the registered owner (other than a trustee of a deed of grant in trust), lessee or trustee. - (i) mentioned in section 104 (b) (ii) or (iii) ; and - (ii) for the benefit of land of which the person is the registered owner (other than a trustee of a deed of grant in trust), lessee or trustee. - (a) for a road licence issued to an adjoining owner—the licence land and the adjoining owner’s land; or - (b) otherwise—the licence land and the land for the benefit of which the road licence is issued.