Metropolitan Water, Sewerage, and Drainage (Land Valuation) Amendment Act 1980 (NSW)

M E T R O P O L I T A N W A T E R , S E W E R A G E , A N D

D R A I N A G E ( L A N D V A L U A T I O N ) A M E N D M E N T

A C T , 1980 , N o . 165

ANNO VICESIMO NONO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act N o . 165, 1980.

An Act to amend the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage, and Drainage Act, 1924, to require the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board to use "land values" determined under the Valuation of Land Act, 1916, in place of "unimproved values" determined under that Act in relation to the valuation of land for the purpose of levying rates. [Assented to, 15th December, 1980.]

and Valuation of Land (Water Boards) Amendment Act, 1980.

See also Broken Hill Water and Sewerage (Amendment) Act. 1980; Hunter District Water,
Sewerage and Drainage (Amendment) Act, 1980: Strata Titles (Amendment) Act, 1980:

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows :—

1 .      This Act may be cited as the "Metropolitan Water, Sewer­

age, and Drainage (Land Valuation) Amendment Act, 1980".

2 .       (1) Section 1 and this section shall commence on the date

of assent to this Act.

(2) Except as provided in subsection ( 1 ) , this Act shall

commence on 1st May, 1981.

3 . The Metropolitan Water, Sewerage, and Drainage Act,

1924, is referred to in this Act as the Principal Act.

4.      The Principal Act is amended in the manner set forth in

Schedule 1.

5. Nothing in this Act affects any savings effected by the

Interpretation Act, 1897.

SCHEDULE 1.

AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPAL A C T .

(1) Sections 96 ( 1 ) , ( 4 ) , ( 6 ) , 96AA , 96AB ( 1 ) , 97 ( 3 B ) ,

( 3 c ) , 100B ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) , ( 4 ) , ( 6 ) , ( 7 ) —

Omit "unimproved" wherever occurring, insert instead

"land".

(2) ( a ) Section 96 ( 8 ) —

Omit "or the Local Government Act, 1919, or any

Acts amending such Acts,".

(b ) Section 96 ( 8 ) —

Omit "valuation to", insert instead "valuations to".

(c) Section 96 ( 1 0 ) —

Omit "section 96", insert instead "subsection".

(3 ) Section 9 6 A A —

Omit "1976", insert instead "1981" .

(4 ) Section 96AB ( 1 ) —

Omit "1977", insert instead "1981" .

(5 ) ( a ) Section 97 ( 1 ) —

Omit the subsection, insert instead :—

(1) For the purposes and subject to the provisions of this Act—

(a) the land value of ratable land shall be—

(i)   except as provided in subparagraph ( i i )—the land value of the land; and

SCHEDULE 1—continued.

AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT—continued.

(ii)   in the case of a stratum—the

unimproved value of the stratum,

as determined in accordance with the

Valuation of Land Act, 1916; and

(b) the assessed annual value of ratable land

shall be the assessed annual value of the land as determined in accordance with the Valuation of Land Act, 1916.

(b) Section 97 ( 3 ) , (3A) —

Omit "any of the said Acts" wherever occurring, insert instead "the Valuation of Land Act, 1916,".

(c) Section 97 (4) —

Omit "or the Local Government Act, 1919,".

(d) Section 97 (4) —

Omit "any such Act" where firstly and thirdly occur­ ring, insert instead "that Act".

(e) Section 97 (4) —

Omit "any such Act" where secondly occurring, insert

instead "the Valuation of Land Act, 1916,".

(6) Section 100B ( 1 0 ) —

Omit "1975", insert instead "1981" .

(7) (a) Section 100c (3) —

Omit "1975", insert instead "1981" .

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SCHEDULE 1—continued.

AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT—continued.

(b) Section 100c ( 3 ) , ( 5 ) —

Omit "an unimproved" wherever occurring, insert instead "a land value".

(c) Section 100c (4) ( a ) —

Omit "unimproved" where firstly occurring, insert instead "land value".

(d) Section 100c (4) (a) —

Omit "unimproved" where secondly occurring, insert instead "land".

(e) Section 100c (4) ( b ) —

Omit "unimproved", insert instead "land value".

(f) Section 100c ( 5 ) —

Omit "unimproved" where secondly occurring, insert instead "land".