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Law of Property Act 2000
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136 Application and interpretation
(1) This Division:
(a) does not apply to leases of land held from the Crown under
the Crown Lands Act 1992, the Pastoral Lands Act 1992, the
Special Purposes Leases Act 1953 and the Mineral Titles
Act 2010; and
(b) does apply to under-leases from the holder of land referred to
in paragraph (a).
(2) In this Division:
lease includes an original or derivative under-lease, a grant at a
fee-farm rent, the securing of rent by condition and, if a lessee
becomes entitled under an agreement for a lease to have the lease
granted, the agreement.
lessee includes an original or derivative under-lessee, a grantee
under a grant at a fee-farm, a person entitled under an agreement
for a lease to have the lease granted and the executors,
administrators, and assigns of a lessee.
lessor includes an original or derivative under-lessor, a grantor
under a grant at a fee-farm, a person bound to grant a lease under
an agreement for a lease and the executors, administrators and
assigns of a lessor.
under-lease includes an agreement for an under-lease if the under-
lessee has become entitled to have the under-lease granted.
under-lessee includes any person deriving title through or from an
under-lessee.
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