Land Regulation 2020
sec.4Way of adopting model by-law— Act , s 56
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sec.4 Way of adopting model by-law— Act , s 56
For section 56 (7) of the Act , subsections (2) to (4) prescribe the way for a trustee to adopt a model by-law for trust land. The trustee must decide to adopt the model by-law. As soon as practicable after deciding to adopt the model by-law, the trustee must— give notice of the decision (a public notice ) by publishing the notice in a way the trustee considers is reasonably likely to come to the attention of members of the public who are likely to use the trust land; and displaying the notice, for at least 7 days, in a conspicuous place on the trust land to which members of the public have ready access publishing the notice on the trustee’s website publishing the notice, at least once, in a newspaper circulating generally in the area in which the trust land is situated notify the chief executive. The public notice must state the following matters— the name of the trustee; the property description of the trust land; the name of the model by-law; the purposes and general effect of the model by-law; where the model by-law may be inspected; the day the notice is first published under subsection (3) (a) ; if the model by-law is to be adopted on a day later than the day mentioned in paragraph (f) —the later day. The adoption of the model by-law has effect on— the day the public notice is first published under subsection (3) (a) ; or if the public notice states a later day under subsection (4) (g) —the later day. While the adoption of the model by-law has effect, the trustee must keep a copy of the public notice available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public on request. (sec.4-ssec.1) For section 56 (7) of the Act , subsections (2) to (4) prescribe the way for a trustee to adopt a model by-law for trust land. (sec.4-ssec.2) The trustee must decide to adopt the model by-law. (sec.4-ssec.3) As soon as practicable after deciding to adopt the model by-law, the trustee must— give notice of the decision (a public notice ) by publishing the notice in a way the trustee considers is reasonably likely to come to the attention of members of the public who are likely to use the trust land; and displaying the notice, for at least 7 days, in a conspicuous place on the trust land to which members of the public have ready access publishing the notice on the trustee’s website publishing the notice, at least once, in a newspaper circulating generally in the area in which the trust land is situated notify the chief executive. (sec.4-ssec.4) The public notice must state the following matters— the name of the trustee; the property description of the trust land; the name of the model by-law; the purposes and general effect of the model by-law; where the model by-law may be inspected; the day the notice is first published under subsection (3) (a) ; if the model by-law is to be adopted on a day later than the day mentioned in paragraph (f) —the later day. (sec.4-ssec.5) The adoption of the model by-law has effect on— the day the public notice is first published under subsection (3) (a) ; or if the public notice states a later day under subsection (4) (g) —the later day. (sec.4-ssec.6) While the adoption of the model by-law has effect, the trustee must keep a copy of the public notice available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public on request.