Disposition of lands by the Board
10 Disposition of lands by the Board
The Board may grant land to eligible persons for the purposes of this Act as provided in Part III.
For the purposes of this Act the Board may grant land – to eligible persons to be held for any interest less than freehold; and to other persons to be held at will.
The Board may if it is of opinion that any land vested in it is required for any of the purposes specified in subsection (4) of this section with consent transfer, lease, or surrender such land for that purpose.
Subsection (3) of this section shall apply to any of the following purposes:The erection or carrying on of any church, chapel, or church hall, with or without a hall, schoolroom, parsonage, presbytery, or manse, or any public hall, community centre, or other building for public or recreational purposes; the laying out and construction or carrying on of any recreation ground, park, or public reserve;The provision or carrying on of saleyards, or of any premises for the accommodation or agistment of travelling livestock;The erection or carrying on of any building or premises for use for the storage of agricultural machinery or plant, or any factory, mill, dairy, or other building for use in, or in connection with, the treatment or processing of primary products; the erection of shops and other business premises and of dwellings for the proprietors and their employees;The establishment of experimental farms;The provision of areas for use as timber plantations, and for afforestation purposes generally; or The residence of an agricultural contractor.
The Board may, with consent, before selling or leasing any land under subsection (3) of this section, erect any buildings or structures or do any other works required for the purpose for which the land is to be so disposed of, and make any transfer in pursuance of any such sale subject to a condition of defeasance to ensure that the land is used for the purpose for which it is sold.
Land leased under subsection (3) of this section shall be leased for such term and at such rental and upon and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister approves.
Land required for the purpose set out in paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of this section may only be leased for life and with a condition of re-entry to ensure that neighbouring tenants have the benefit of the contractor's services.
Where any land is surrendered under subsection (3) of this section the Minister shall by notice in the Gazette declare the purpose for which that land is surrendered and the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act 1993 shall apply to and in respect of that land and in the same manner and to the same extent in all respects as if it had been lawfully acquired for that purpose under the provisions of that Act.
The Board may, if it is of opinion that to alter the boundaries of any land vested in it would make that land more useful for any purpose of this Act, with consent sell and transfer pieces along the boundaries of the land to adjoining landowners in consideration of the transfer of pieces on the other side of the boundaries or for any other consideration.
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