Dedication of Crown land to purposes of Act
21 Dedication of Crown land to purposes of Act
The Governor may by notice published in the Gazette —
dedicate any Crown land to the purposes of this Act; and
cancel any dedication of land made under this subsection,
but may only do so on the recommendation of the Minister and after the Minister has consulted with the Ministers to whom the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 and the administration of the Mining Act 1978 are for the time being respectively committed by the Governor.
While any land remains dedicated under subsection (1), that land is not to be disposed of otherwise than under the Land Administration Act 1997 as read with subsection (3).
The Minister to whom the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 is for the time being committed by the Governor may dispose of land dedicated under subsection (1) —
to the Authority; or
with the consent of the Authority, to a person other than the Authority,
and any such disposition is to be taken to have been effected under that Act.
When land is disposed of under the Land Administration Act 1997 as read with subsection (3), it ceases to be dedicated under subsection (1).
Any land —
that has ceased to be dedicated under subsection (1); but
that has not been disposed of under the Land Administration Act 1997 as read with subsection (3),
is to be taken to be Crown land.
[Section 21 amended: No. 31 of 1997 s. 141.]
[22. Deleted: No. 13 of 2023 s. 291.]
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