21Declaration of certain land as nature reserve

21 Declaration of certain land as nature reserve

(1)  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Division, any area of land that was a State reserve immediately before the commencement of this Division and whose name included the expression "nature reserve" –

(a) is declared to be reserved land in the class of nature reserve and is taken to have been so declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; and

(b) continues to be known by the same name.

(2)  Any land, the approximate area of which is specified in Column 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 and is indicated as shown bounded by heavy black lines on the relevant plan listed in Column 4 of that Part, that was a State reserve immediately before the commencement of this Division –

(a) is declared to be reserved land in the class of nature reserve and is taken to have been so declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; and

(b) is to be given the relevant name specified in Column 2 of that Part and is taken to have been given that name under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 .

(3)  The land, the approximate area of which is specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 12 and is indicated as shown bounded by heavy black lines on the plan listed in Column 3 of that Part –

(a) is declared to be reserved land in the class of nature reserve and is taken to have been so declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; and

(b) is to be given the name specified in Column 1 of that Part and is taken to have been given that name under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 .