Seymour Racecourse Land Act 1966 (Vic)

Version No. 001

Seymour Racecourse Land Act 1966

Act No. 7400/1966

Version as at 24 February 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section  Page

1.Short title

2.Power of the committee of management to lease

3.Application of moneys received as rent of land leased

4.No liability to attach to Crown

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ENDNOTES

1.  General Information

2.  Table of Amendments

3.  Explanatory Details

Version No. 001

Seymour Racecourse Land Act 1966

Act No. 7400/1966

Version as at 24 February 2003

An Act to authorize the Leasing of Portion of certain Land in the Parish of Tallarook permanently reserved as a Site for Racecourse and Other Purposes of Public Recreation.

Preamble

WHEREAS certain land having an area of 187 acres and 8 perches was by Order in Council of the 8th day of February, 1887[1] permanently reserved as a site for racecourse and other purposes of public recreation:

AND WHEREAS by the Revocation and Excision of Crown Reservations Act 1959 the said Order in Council so far as it related to the portion of the said land containing 10 acres 1 rood and 36 perches described in Part IX of the Third Schedule to that Act was revoked:

AND WHEREAS the remainder of the land permanently reserved as aforesaid and known as the "Seymour Racecourse Reserve" is under the control of a committee of management appointed under section 221 of the Land Act 1958:

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to empower the said committee of management to lease a portion of the land under its control:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the Seymour Racecourse Land Act 1966.

2.Power of the committee of management to lease

(1)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act the committee of management of the land now permanently reserved as a site for racecourse and other purposes of public recreation by the hereinbefore recited Order in Council of the 8th day of February, 1887 may from time to time lease to any person such portion containing not more than 14 acres of the said land as the Minister approves to be used only for the purposes of an open-air drive-in theatre and of providing amenities and conveniences in connexion therewith.

(2)Any lease under this section—

(a)shall be for a term not exceeding twenty-one years;

(b)shall contain a condition that nothing therein shall be deemed to lessen or interfere with the rights of the public in respect of the land reserved as aforesaid other than the land leased; and

(c)shall be subject to such other conditions and such covenants exceptions and reservations as the committee of management thinks fit and the Governor in Council approves.

3.Application of moneys received as rent of land leased

The moneys received by way of rent under a lease granted under this Act shall be applied by the committee of management towards the maintenance and improvement of so much of the land under its control as is not leased under this Act.

4.No liability to attach to Crown

No person or body of persons whosoever or whatsoever shall be entitled to receive or shall receive from the Crown any money or consideration or compensation in respect of or in any manner whatsoever arising out of any act matter or thing under this Act.

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ENDNOTES

1.     General Information

The Seymour Racecourse Land Act 1966 was assented to on 17 May 1966 and came into operation on 17 May 1966.

2.     Table of Amendments

There are no amendments made to the Seymour Racecourse Land Act 1966 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

3.     Explanatory Details

[1] Preamble: Government Gazettes 31 December 1886 page 3811 and 11 February 1887 page 449.