Subdivision Act 1988
24What is the effect of registration?
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24 What is the effect of registration?
S. 24(1) amended by Nos 47/1989 s. 19(o), 42/2017 s. 55.
(1) The registration of a plan takes effect when the Registrar records that the plan has been registered.
(2) Upon registration—
S. 24(2)(a) amended by No. 48/1991 s. 22(1)(a).
(a) land set aside as a reserve vests in the body named in the plan freed and discharged from any mortgage, charge, notice or memorandum of charge, restriction, lease or sub-lease; and
S. 24(2)(ab) inserted by No. 7/2018 s. 20(1).
(ab) land set aside as a reserve for public purposes in accordance with an approved infrastructure contributions plan vests in the collecting agency named in that plan freed and discharged from any mortgage, charge, notice or memorandum of charge, restriction, lease or sub-lease; and
S. 24(2)(b) amended by No. 48/1991 s. 22(1)(a).
(b) land set aside as a road vests in the Council or any other person or body identified for that purpose in the plan freed and discharged from any mortgage, charge, notice or memorandum of charge, restriction, lease or sub-lease; and
S. 24(2)(ba) inserted by No. 80/2009 s. 98, amended by No. 7/2018 s. 20(2).
(ba) any agreement under section 173 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 applying to land vested in a Council or a collecting agency under paragraph (a), (ab) or (b) ceases to apply to that land; and
(c) any road vested in the Council becomes a public highway; and
S. 24(2)(d) amended by No. 47/1989 s. 5(4)(h).
(d) any easement, restriction or other right is created, varied or removed as specified in the plan; and
S. 24(2)(da) inserted by No. 81/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 50).
(da) any right to take water conferred by section 8 of the Water Act 1989 is allocated as specified in the plan; and
S. 24(2)(e) amended by No. 47/1989 s. 6(3)(d).
(e) any easements or rights implied by section 12(2) are created; and
(f) the registered plan replaces or modifies any previous registered plan; and
S. 24(2)(g) inserted by No. 48/1991 s. 22(1)(b), amended by No. 69/2006 s. 210(2).
(g) if it is a plan referred to in section 23, 24A, 32B, 35 or 37 or Division 3 of Part 5, the registered plan amends any previous registered plan in the ways indicated in that later registered plan.
S. 24(2A) inserted by No. 47/1989 s. 15.
(2A) When the land set aside as a road vests in a Council, person or body—
(a) the land continues under the operation of the and the Council, person or body is deemed to be its registered proprietor; and