Assumption of care, control and management of land
264 Assumption of care, control and management of land
(1) A council may, at the request or with the consent of each interested person, assume the care, control and management of land within its area.
(2) However, if the land is subject to a trust, the consent of the trustee is required, but the consent of the equitable owners is not required.
The consent of the following is not required:
a person who cannot be found after reasonable inquiry;
a body that has become defunct.
(4) When a council assumes the care, control and management of land, it must publish notice of that fact on its website.
In this section:
interested person means any of the following:
the owner;
(b) a person (other than the owner) with a registered estate or interest in the land;
(c) if a person claims an interest in the land and the interest is protected by a registered caveat – the caveator.
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