Land Act Amendment Act 1968 (WA)

No. 67.] Land. [1968.

LAND.

No. 67 of 1968.

AN ACT to amend Section one hundred and

thirty-five of the Land Act, 1933-1967.

[Assented to 18th November, 1968.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative

Assembly of Western Australia, in this present

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the

same, as follows:—

Short title

and citation. 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Land Act

Amendment Act, 1968.

(2) In this Act the Land Act, 1933-1967, is

referred to as the principal Act.

Reprinted as

approved for	(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act
reprint 14th

February, may be cited as the Land Act, 1933-1968.

1968.] Land. [No. 67.

2. Section one hundred and thirty-five of the amended.

principal Act is amended

(a) by adding a subsection as follows

(2a) In its exercise of the power of determination conferred upon it by sub- section (2) of this section the Board shall,

(a)	if the applicant is a discharged member of the forces as defined in subsection (1) of section one hundred and thirty-nine B of this Act; and
(b)	if the Board is satisfied that the ability and capacity of the appli- cant to develop the land for which he has applied being equal to or not less than the ability and capacity of any other applicant are such as would enable him to properly develop the land,

determine that his application be granted in preference to the application of any other person not being a discharged member of the forces.

(b) by substituting for the word, "The" in line one of subsection (4) the words, "Subject to subsection (2a) of this section the".