Land Act 1898 (WA)

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Land </Mt, 181)8.

(62 Viet., No. 37.)

ARRANGEMENT 0 SILO' IONS.

PART I.

29. Exemption from fencing in certain

INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.

cases.

30. Extension of time for fencing and

1. Short title.

Commencement and

division.

improvements in certain cases.

2. Repeal.

31. Where death or lunacy occurs before

3. Interpretation.

completion of fencing and improve-

4. Crown lands may be disposed of accord- ing to provisions of this Act. Effect

ments.

32. Forfeiture for non-compliance with

of instruments. 5. Land may be exchanged.

conditions.

33. Forfeited land how dealt with.

6. Land may be granted or leased to

34. Restrictions upon public officers ac-

aborigines. 7. Districts, counties, parishes, towns,

quiring, Crown lands.

35. Restriction as to age.

and villages may he defined, can-

36. Names of lessees, etc., to he gazetted.

celled, extended, altered, or divided

37. Appeal to Governor.

by proclamation. 8. Suburban lands.

9. Certain lauds may be resumed.

10. Governor may waive penalty.

PART II.

11. Minister for Lands and Department of Lands and Surveys. Minister may

DIVISION 0P THE COLONY.

38. Divisions.

appoint agents. 12. Signature and date of Crown grants.

13. Signature of instruments.

14. Surveyor's name to be attached to

PART lIT.

Crown grants.

15.

Reservations in grants. See Land

RESERVES.

Act, 1891 (Victoria), s. 11. 1st, 2nd,

39. Governor may make reserves.

and 3rd Schedules.

-to. Reserves to be notified in Government

16. Fee on Crown grants. Permit to occupy. 4th and 5th Schedules.

Gazette.

41. Governor may change purpose of any

17. Priority of applications. Proviso.

reserve.

18. Priority by lot.

42. In whom reserves may be vested.

19. Applications. Shape.

Boundaries.

Thirty-third Schedule.

Irregular sections.

43. Reserves may be placed under Board

20. Applications for surveyed lands.

of Management. Board may make

21. All applications subject to approval of

by-laws. By-laws to be laid before

Minister. 22. I.) Minister may order surveys of

Parliament

Land within a common may be dis-

Crown lands and lands reserved

posed of by conditional purchase.

for town and suburban lots.

45. Temporary reserves.

(2.)

Surveys to be under direction of

46. Reserves to be /narked on the maps of

Surveyor General.

the Colony.

(3.)

Plans to be made, and such plans or certified copies to be evidence.

23. Loss of leases, etc., and amendment of defective descriptions.

PART IV.

24. If the survey varies from the applica- tion, how to be dealt with.

PURCHASES BY AUCTION-TOWN AND

25.

Minister may insert special clauses

SUBURBAN LANDS.

and grant limited right to timber.

47. Town, suburban, and village lands to

26. Right to enter upon lands to make

be sold by auction. 6th Schedule.

surveys.

48. Sale by auction to be notified in

27. Land of insolvents to be sold for benefit

Government Gazette. Special con-

of creditors.

ditions may be imposed.

28. Date of conditions when land is not

49 Terms and conditions of sale to be

surveyed.

read.

Land Act, 1898.

50. Payment of purchase money. Pro- vision for earlier payment of…

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