Waste Land Leases Act 1876 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO NON0 E'S QUADRAGESIMO

[Assented to, 17th November, 187'6.1

'BEREAS doubts have arisen as to the validity of certain leases Preamt\Ie,

of the Waste Lands of the Crovn heretofore issued under the seal of the Province of South Australia: And whereas i t is expedient that such doubts should be removed, and tlie said leases declared to be valid: And whe~eas it is expedient that lessees of any Waste Lands of the Crown should be enabled to surrender their leases and obtain nem leases in lieu thereof, in riianner hereinafter provided-

lease of such land at any time during the currency thereof, and his lease.

Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South

Australia, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative council and House of Assembly of the said Province, in this present Parliament assembled:

1. All leases and documents heretof ore granted by the Governor An leases heretofor6

p~qo r t i ng to be Eeases of any Waste Lands of the Crown under the granted to be valid,

seal of the said Province, or stan~ped with a stamp authorized by the Governor for the purposes of The Land Grants Act," are hereby declared to be as valid and effectual as if the same Bad been duly and regularly issued under the authority of the law for the time being in force in the said Province: Provided that nothing herein contained

shall affect any action or suit now pending in any Court in the said

Province the result whereof i11 any wa,y depends upon the validity

ally such lease.

2. It shall be lawful for the lessee of any TIVaste Lands to surrender L ~ i s g e map surrender

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the Governor is hereby a~~thorized to accept such surrender in t name and on behalf of Her Majesty, and such surrender shall be such form, and shall be made and executed subject to such regula-

tions as may be made in that behalf, which regulations the Governor

is hereby authorized to make.

New leases may he	3. When any lease sliall have been SO surrendered, as in the last preceding clause provided, it shall be lawful for the Governor, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, to grant a lease or leases of the land comprised in such lease so surrendered to such person or persons as shall be nominated in that behalf by the lessee so surrendering such lease; and every such new lease shall be granted for the unexpired portion of the term of, and for the same purposes as, such lease so surrenderecl, and otherwise shall be upon and subject to the same terms, conditions, ancl regylations: Provided that no lease shall be granted upon which the minimum rent is less than Ten Pounds per annum.
issued.
Fees maybe charged.	4. It shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration to charge any lessee surrendering his lease or requiring any new leases to be issuecl in lieu thereof as aforesaid, such reasonable fees as he may think fit.
Plans may be
corrected.	5. Should the plan heretofore or hereafter attached to any lease of Crown lands be incorrect or defective, it shall be lawful for the Commissioner, at the expense of the lessee, to prepare a plan, corrected according to the latest surveys, and to attach such corrected plan to such lease; ancl any plan so attached and signed by the Commissioner shall form part of such lease, and the description of the parcels in such lease shall be taken to refer to such conected plan.

I11 the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill.

A. MUSGRAVE, Governor.

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Adelaide: Bp authority, W. C. Cox, Government Printer, North-temace.