Maori Vested Lands Administration Act 1954
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Commenced: 29 Sep 1954; 28 Oct 1955, Maori Purposes Act 1955; 29 Sep 1954, Maori Purposes Act 1955, s. 11; 1 Dec 1961, Maori Purposes Act 1961; 20 Oct 1966, Maori Purposes Act 1966; 22 Nov 1967, Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967; 24 Nov 1967, Mao
ANALYSIS
Index
Analysis
Title
1 Short Title
I: Preliminary
2 Interpretation
3 Application of this Act
4 Vested land to be held in trust for owners
4A Alienation powers of equitable owners
4B Security over vested land
II: Rights in Respect of Subsisting Leases
Compensation for Improvements
5 Subsisting leases conferring right to compensation to be read subject to this Act
6 Provisions in leases as to improvements
7 Certain renewal leases to confer same compensation rights as original leases
8 Maori Trustee and lessee may come to agreement outside of provisions of Act
9 Agreements for preservation of existing rights
10 Land Valuation Tribunal to determine disputes
Special Valuations
11 Application for special valuation
12 Valuation certificates to be prepared
13 General provisions as to valuations
14 Notice of valuations and rights of objection thereto
Resumption of Land or Grant of New Lease
15 Notice to be given to lessee as to resumption of land, or requiring an election by lessee
16 Lessee to have limited right to occupy land, notwithstanding expiry of lease
17 On delivery of possession, Maori Trustee to pay compensation
18 Deduction for destroyed or depreciated improvements
19 Special provisions as to leases the terms of which have been extended by statute
20 Lessee to pay for lessor's improvements when electing to take new lease
21 Term of new lease
22 Minimum annual rent
23 Annual rent where minimum rent reduced because of uncontrollable deterioration
24 Rent under new lease
25 Valuations for revision of rent
26 Lessee may require Maori Trustee to reduce minimum annual rent
27 Provision as to compensation for improvements
28 Valuations for purposes of determining compensation
29 Reservation of rights to timber trees
30 Assignment of leases
31 Form of new lease
32 Procedure where lessee does not accept new lease or renewal of a lease
33 Procedure where right to new lease not purchased
34 Date of commencement of new lease when offered for public competition
Jurisdiction of Land Valuation Tribunal
35 Commencement of proceedings under section 10 of this Act
36 Service of notices
37 Statements in answer
38 Evidence as to other matters to be brought only by leave
39 Proceedings to be determined by Land Valuation Tribunal
40 Proceedings in relation to destroyed or damaged improvements
41 Objections to valuations to be determined by Land Valuation Tribunal
42 Hearing and determinations of objections
43 Notification of amendments
44 Appeal to High Court from Tribunal's determination
45 Appeals by notice of motion
46 Service of notice of motion
47 Cross appeals
48 Chairman of Tribunal to prepare report
49 Court may confirm determination or make alterations in valuation
50 Determination as to uncontrollable deterioration
51 Costs
52 Ordinary practice and procedure to apply
53 Valuer-General's right of audience
54 High Court to have exclusive jurisdiction
III: Miscellaneous
55 Disposition of rent paid to Maori Trustee
56 Money for payment of compensation
57 Provisions of this Act to apply to leases of certain other lands
58 Maori Trustee to become agent of owners of land for certain purposes
59 Contiguous lands held in one farm
60 Maori Trustee may lease land not subject to existing lease
61 Maori Trustee may sell land with consent of owners
61A untitled record
62 Maori Trustee may lease by private contract
63 Maori Trustee may grant timber cutting and other licences
64 Maori Trustee may manage land as a farm
65 Maori Trustee may acquire land for roads
66 Record of improvements
67 Maori Trustee may accept surrenders of leases or licences
68 Costs of lease or licence
69 Service of notices
70 Revesting of land subject to this Act
71 Former lessee not relieved of liability for breaches of covenant
72 Land subject to Part XVI of Maori Land Act 1931 no longer so subject
73 Protection of leases of Otiranui Nos. 2 and 3
74 Validation of leases granted by former Maori Land Boards
75 Restrictions on removal of timber by lessees
76 Regulations
77 Repeals
Schedule(s)
1 FIRST SCHEDULE: Memorandum of Lease
2 SECOND SCHEDULE: Enactments Repealed
Amending Act/Rule(s)
1 The Maori Purposes Act 1955
2 The Maori Purposes Act 1961
3 The Maori Purposes Act 1966
4 The Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967
5 The Maori Purposes Act 1967
6 The Maori Purposes Act 1970