sec.57Ways of defining an administrative area

### sec.57 Ways of defining an administrative area An administrative area must be defined in 1 or more of the following ways— by delineating its boundaries on a plan in a distinctive way, including, for example, by using symbols, colouring or hachuring; by describing its boundaries by reference to 1 or more of the following— lines described by length and bearing referenced to a stated datum; a natural or other suitable feature; the real property description of land adjoining the area; parish, county or locality boundaries; boundaries shown on a plan of survey lodged under the Land Act 1994 or Land Title Act 1994 ; the coordinates, taken from the State digital cadastral dataset, of the corners and bends of the area; metes and bounds; the area or boundary of another administrative area defined under this subsection; by listing the real property descriptions of land comprising the area; another way, approved by the chief executive, as appropriate for defining the area. The definition of an administrative area other than under subsection (1) does not affect the validity of the area’s establishment. (sec.57-ssec.1) An administrative area must be defined in 1 or more of the following ways— by delineating its boundaries on a plan in a distinctive way, including, for example, by using symbols, colouring or hachuring; by describing its boundaries by reference to 1 or more of the following— lines described by length and bearing referenced to a stated datum; a natural or other suitable feature; the real property description of land adjoining the area; parish, county or locality boundaries; boundaries shown on a plan of survey lodged under the Land Act 1994 or Land Title Act 1994 ; the coordinates, taken from the State digital cadastral dataset, of the corners and bends of the area; metes and bounds; the area or boundary of another administrative area defined under this subsection; by listing the real property descriptions of land comprising the area; another way, approved by the chief executive, as appropriate for defining the area. (sec.57-ssec.2) The definition of an administrative area other than under subsection (1) does not affect the validity of the area’s establishment. - (a) by delineating its boundaries on a plan in a distinctive way, including, for example, by using symbols, colouring or hachuring; - (b) by describing its boundaries by reference to 1 or more of the following— (i) lines described by length and bearing referenced to a stated datum; (ii) a natural or other suitable feature; (iii) the real property description of land adjoining the area; (iv) parish, county or locality boundaries; (v) boundaries shown on a plan of survey lodged under the Land Act 1994 or Land Title Act 1994 ; (vi) the coordinates, taken from the State digital cadastral dataset, of the corners and bends of the area; (vii) metes and bounds; (viii) the area or boundary of another administrative area defined under this subsection; - (i) lines described by length and bearing referenced to a stated datum; - (ii) a natural or other suitable feature; - (iii) the real property description of land adjoining the area; - (iv) parish, county or locality boundaries; - (v) boundaries shown on a plan of survey lodged under the Land Act 1994 or Land Title Act 1994 ; - (vi) the coordinates, taken from the State digital cadastral dataset, of the corners and bends of the area; - (vii) metes and bounds; - (viii) the area or boundary of another administrative area defined under this subsection; - (c) by listing the real property descriptions of land comprising the area; - (d) another way, approved by the chief executive, as appropriate for defining the area. - (i) lines described by length and bearing referenced to a stated datum; - (ii) a natural or other suitable feature; - (iii) the real property description of land adjoining the area; - (iv) parish, county or locality boundaries; - (v) boundaries shown on a plan of survey lodged under the Land Act 1994 or Land Title Act 1994 ; - (vi) the coordinates, taken from the State digital cadastral dataset, of the corners and bends of the area; - (vii) metes and bounds; - (viii) the area or boundary of another administrative area defined under this subsection;