5Power to reserve land for settlement

5 Power to reserve land for settlement

[Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]

(1)  The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Board, at any time within two months after the commencement of this Act, by notice in the Gazette, declare any area defined in the notice, comprising land suitable for settlement by discharged members of the Forces, to be a reserved area for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  A notice under subsection (1) shall, unless sooner revoked, remain in force for a period of twelve months from the date thereof.

(3)  *[Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 ]*While any notice under subsection (1) remains in force in respect of any reserved area, no person shall –

(a) sell or purchase any rural land; or

(b) give or take any option for the sale or purchase of rural land –

in the reserved area except with the consent, in writing, of the Minister.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(4)  Any agreement or option for the sale or purchase of rural land in contravention of subsection (3) , and any conveyance or transfer of any land to which any such agreement or option relates, shall be void and of no effect.

(5)  In this section

rural land means land situated outside the limits of any city or town.