The Transcontinental Railway Land Grant Act Amendment Act 1912 (SA)

ANNO TERTIO

GEORGII V R.EGIS.

No. 1079.

An Act to amend " The Transcontinental Railway Land

Grant Act, 191 I?

[Assented to, November rgth, r91z.l

it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

follows: BE with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

1. (1) This Act may be cited alone as " The Transcontinental Short titles.

Railway Land Grant Act Amendment Act, 1912."

(2) The Transcontinental Railway Land Grant Act, 19 11 "

tralia as in the opinion of the said Minister, stated in writing signed by him and received by the Governor, are necessary for

(hereinafter called " the principal Act "), and this Act may be cited

together as	The Transcontinental Railway Land Grant Acts, 19 11
and 1912."

2. This Act is incorporated with the principal Act, and that Act I ~ C O ~ P O D ~ ~ O ~ with

principal Act.

and this Act shall be read as one Act. l

3. Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended so as to read ~~~~~~f~~~

as follows :-

3. ( l ) Notwithstanding any Act or other law to the con- Cmm ]an& may be

trary, it shall be lawful for the Governor to grant, to the c ommonwealth for granted to the

satisfaction of the Minister of State for Home Affairs of the ~ a ~ ~; ; f t ~ h; o r t said Commonwealth, such portions of the Crown lands and Augusta Railway. lands belonging to the Crown in the State of South Aus-

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The Transcontinental Railway Land Grunt A c t Amendment

Act.-1912.

for the purposes of the construction, maintenance, and work- ing of the said railway: Provided that any lands so granted without consideration-

I. Shall not exceed one-eighth of a mile in width on either side of the said railway, except where the Governor is satisfied that a greater width or other lands are required for the construction, maintenance, or working of the said railway; and

11. Shall not include any town lands.

Certain park lands at	(2) Notwithstanding any Act or law to the contrary, it shall be lawful for the Governor to grant, to the satisfaction of the said Minister, all that piece of park lands adjacent to the town of Port Augusta containing twenty-five acres or thereabouts, delineated in the plan in the Schedule to this Act, and therein hatched in black; and upon such grant being made the said piece of park lands shall, notwithstanding any reservation or dedication thereof theretofore made for any public or other purpose, be free and discharged from any purposes for which the same was reserved or dedicated, and from the care, control, and management of any Municipal Council.
granted.
Lands proclaimed

Port Augueta may be

town lande to revert (3) No lands granted under this Act shall, after the grant

to the State.	thereof, be proclaimed a town or township, or town or town- ship lands, except with the consent of both the Governor- General of the said Commonwealth, and the Governor of the State of South Australia. And if any lands so granted are, after the grant thereof, proclaimed a town or township, or town or township lands, the title of the said Con~mon-
wealth thereto shall thereupon become forfeited, and such lands shall revert to the State of South Australia, and be
Crown lands thereof.
Amendment of

section 4. 4. Section 4 of the principal Act is hereby amended by striking

out subdivision ( d ) and inserting in lieu thereof	the following sub-
division, namely :-

Grant to be of land ( d ) Shall be of the surface of the land and of the land below the

to depth of l.iOft.

surface to such depth not exceeding one hundred and fifty

feet, as is required by the said Minister.

Mining not to be

carried on under land 5, No mining or other operations shall be carried on under any

granted without ap-

land granted under the principal Act, as hereby amended, without

the approval of the Governor-General of the said Commonwealth.

proVa1 wealth. of

In the name and orr behalf of His Majesty, 1 hereby assent to

this Bill.

DAY H. BOSANQUE'I', Governor.

THE SCHEDULE.

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