18Surrender or divesting of land of other bodies

18 Surrender or divesting of land of other bodies (1) The Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette, may— (a) require a public body in which land is vested to surrender it to the Crown; or (b) divest land from a public body— for the purposes of a nominated project. S. 18(2) amended by No. 43/1995 s. 23(b). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to land which is reserved under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**. (3) A public body must comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(a). (4) On— (a) the conveyance to the Crown or the registration of an instrument of transfer and surrender to the Crown of land that a public body is required to surrender under subsection (1)(a); or (b) the publication in the Government Gazette of an order under subsection (1)(b)— the land concerned is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown and is freed and discharged from all limitations. (5) The Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette, may make any amendments to any land description in any Act or subordinate instrument that are necessary because of the divesting or surrender of land under this section. (6) A power may only be exercised under subsection (1) or (5) on the joint recommendation of the responsible Minister and the Minister administering the Act under which the public body is established. S. 18A inserted by No. 46/1997 s. 11.